DO NOW: In 50 words or less, what is MONEY?

THE HISTORY OF MONEY

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…is an object or thing which is accepted as a payment for goods or to settle debts

FUNTIONS of MONEY: MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE UNIT OF ACCOUNT (measure of value) STORE OF VALUE

5 characteristics of money: Generally acceptable Durable (for use in multiple transactions) Portable (easy to carry and use) Divisible (bills & coins of graduated amounts) Scarce

BARTER! Trade of goods for other goods Inefficient because it requires a DOUBLE COINCIDENCE OF WANTS (You gotta have exactly what I want, and I gotta have exactly what you want MONEY replaces barter as a means of acquiring goods

KINDS of MONEY: COMMODITY MONEY : gets its value from what its made from a usable good with INTRINSIC value precious metals like gold, silver cigarettes or chocolate bars in WWII FIAT MONEY: gets its value from a legal decree little or NO intrinsic or useful value on its own

THE MONEY SUPPLY Is the stock of liquid assets in a given economy, which can be exchanged for goods and services It is NOT merely the amount of CURRENCY! LIQUIDITY: is how easily an asset can be converted into currency CURRENCY: money in the form of paper or coins PAPER MONEY can be backed by Commodity Fiat

CURRNECY money in the form of paper or coins can be backed by Commodity Fiat

Other forms besides currency: DEMAND DEPOSITS: stored in a bank account can be withdrawn at any time upon demand Also called CHECKABLE DEPOSITS TIME DEPOSITS: stored in accounts at banks, but… cannot be withdrawn on demand without a substantial penalty Ex.: CD – certificate of deposit – 6 mo., 1 yr., etc. MONEY MARKET ACCOUNTS: stricter rules than DEMAND, but… looser rules than TIME DEPOSITS

THE MONEY SUPPLY: M1: extremely LIQUID Currency Travelers checks Demand Deposits M2: broader and less liquid M1 PLUS Money in SAVINGS ACCOUNTS & shorter TIME DEPOSITS (money market accounts) M3: M1 and M2 + more ILLIQUID forms (long time deposits) L: broadest definition – M1, M2, M3, and commercial papers and deeds

The Equation of Exchange: MV = PQ M= the stock of money (how much) V=the velocity of money (how often it turns over or changes hands) Q=is the output of goods and services (quantity) P=is the average current price

FRACTIONAL RESERVE BANKING: How banks MAKE money (a profit): YOU deposit your money at interest THEY lend it out or invest it at interest The banks PAY you and keep the difference! How banks CREATE money (increase the money supply): through FRACTIONAL RESERVE BANKING

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THE RESERVE REQUIREMENT: The % of DEMAND deposits which a bank has to keep on hand in the vault to cover withdrawals Rate is set by the FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD

What BANKS do when they cant cover all the days demands: BORROW: From the FEDERAL RESERVE BANK The DISCOUNT RATE: the interest rate which the Fed charges banks for loans BORROW: From OTHER BANKS The FEDERAL FUNDS RATE: the interest rate which banks charge banks

Greshams Law Sir Thomas Gresham bad money drives good money out of circulation. THEN…It was about DEBASEMENT the reduction of a coins precious metal content. Because non-debased coins, or good money, were more valuable, people hoarded these coins and spent the debased bad money. NOW…Its about INFLATION

CARDS UP! Quiz Money Fractional Reserve Banking

1. The direct exchange of goods for other goods is known as a. commerce b. barter c. finance d. retail e. wholesale

2. Money in the bank serves as a(n) a. unit of account b. medium of exchange c. commodity d. unit of value e. store of value

3. Money used to buy clothing serves as a(n) a. unit of value b. commodity c. store of value d. unit of account e. medium of exchange

4. The fact that I can spend a hundred dollar bill and receive a twenty, a ten, three ones, and forty-nine cents change illustrates which characteristic of money? a. scarcity b. acceptability c. durability d. divisibility e. portability

5. The ease with which an asset can be converted into the economy's medium of exchange is referred to as its a. transferability b. exchangeability c. liquidity d. acceptability e. durability

6. Which of the following forms of money is the most liquid? a. time deposits b. money market accounts c. travelers checks d. currency e. demand deposits

7. Which function of money makes prices possible? a. unit of account b. medium of exchange c. scarcity d. store of value e. divisibility

8. Which function of money does inflation most undermine? a. scarcity b. unit of account c. medium of exchange d. store of value e. divisibility

9. Money must be able to be used over and over again without wearing out. This represents which characteristic of money? a. durability b. acceptability c. divisibility d. portability e. scarcity

10. Money with intrinsic value is called a. fiat money b. commodity money c. local money d. legal money e. bullion money

11. Which of the following is an example of fiat money? a. Hershey bars b. gold c. yen d. cotton e. cigarettes

12. Money facilitates trade by removing the need for a. voluntary exchange b. a double coincidence of wants c. property rights d. supply and demand e. markets

13. Devaluing coins by reducing the amount of precious metal in them and substituting base metals a. voluntary exchange b. a double coincidence of wants c. debasement d. hyperinflation e. liquidity

14. If the reserve ratio is 10%, a bank with deposits of $1000 can loan out a. $10 b. $100 c. $90 d. $900 e. $990

15. If the reserve ratio is 20%, the money multiplier is a. 2 b. 50 c. 5 d. 20 e. 10

16. If the reserve ratio is 5%, how much money will be created in the economy by a deposit of $100? a. $100 b. $4000 c. $2000 d. $1000 e. $500

17. The equation of exchange is a. MQ = PV b. MVP = Q c. M = VPQ d. MP = VQ e. MV = PQ

18. How often money circulates through the economy; in other words, how many times a dollar bill is spent in a given time period: a. velocity b. portability c. durability d. divisibility e. scarcity