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Chapter 14: Q8. (page 300)
What do economists mean when they say that the Federal Reserve Banks are central banks, quasi-public banks, and bankers鈥� banks?
By the above statement, economists imply that the Federal Reserve Bank serves the functions of a central bank, quasi-public bank, and banker鈥� bank.
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Assume that Jimmy Cash has \(2,000 in his checking account at Folsom Bank and uses his checking account debit card to withdraw \)200 of cash from the bank鈥檚 ATM machine. By what dollar amount did the M1 money supply change as a result of this single, isolated transaction?
The three functions of money are:
a. liquidity, store of value, and gifting.
b. medium of exchange, unit of account, and liquidity.
c. liquidity, unit of account, and gifting.
d. medium of exchange, unit of account, and store of value.
Explain and evaluate the following statements:
a. The invention of money is one of the great achievements of humanity, for without it the enrichment that comes from broadening trade would have been impossible.
b. Money is whatever society says it is.
c. In the United States, the debts of government and commercial banks are used as money.
d. People often say they would like to have more money, but what they usually mean is that they would like to have more goods and services.
e. When the price of everything goes up, it is not because everything is worth more but because the currency is worth less.
f. Any central bank can create money; the trick is to create enough, but not too much, of it.
How is the chairperson of the Federal Reserve System selected? Describe the relationship between the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the 12 Federal Reserve Banks. What is the purpose of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)? What is its makeup?
An important reason why members of the Federal Reserve鈥檚 Board of Governors are each given extremely long, 14-year terms is to:
a. insulate members from political pressures that could result in inflation.
b. help older members avoid job searches before retiring.
c. attract younger people with lots of time left in their careers.
d. avoid the trouble of constantly having to deal with new members
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