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Chapter 11 Money and the Economy
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Money Supply and Prices
Inflation Deflation Money Supply $ in circulation Increase = inflation Decrease= deflation Controlled by Federal Reserve Bank
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Money Supply and Inflation
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Federal Reserve Bank Created in 1913 to oversee banking
Controls monetary policy Money supply Interest rates Reserve requirements Chairman Ben Bernanke
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Open Market Operations
Buying/Selling of Securities Buys: Increases Money Supply Cash in hands of consumers Sells: Decreases Money Supply Cash in hands of govt. Affects value of dollar
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Monetary Policy Federal Reserve Actions
Designed to stabilize the economy Sometimes makes it worse Lag time 2-4 Quarters Ex. Creation of Housing Bubble Interest rates too low
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