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10MONEYANDPRICESINTHELONGRUN29TheMonetarySystemQuestionsWhatismoney?
Whatrethefunctionsofmoney?
Wheredoesmoneycomefrom?
Whocreatesmoney?
Howismoneycreated?
Isanyprobleminthecourseofmoneycreation?
ContentThemeaningofthemoney-thedefinitionofmoney-thefunctionsofmoneyThefederalreservesystem-Fedandthemoneysupply-banksandthemoneysupplyProblemsincontrollingthemoneysupplyTHEMEANINGOFMONEYMoneyisthesetofassetsinaneconomythatpeopleregularlyusetobuygoodsandservicesfromotherpeople.Moneyhasthreefunctionsintheeconomy:
MediumofexchangeUnitofaccountStoreofvalueTheFunctionsofMoneyMediumofExchangeAmediumofexchangeisanitemthatbuyersgivetosellerswhentheywanttopurchasegoodsandservices.Amediumofexchangeisanythingthatisreadilyacceptableaspayment.UnitofAccountAunitofaccountistheyardstickpeopleusetopostpricesandrecorddebts.StoreofValueAstoreofvalueisanitemthatpeoplecanusetotransferpurchasingpowerfromthepresenttothefuture.LiquidityLiquidityistheeasewithwhichanassetcanbeconvertedintotheeconomysmediumofexchange.DiscussionWhichofthefollowingaremoneyintheU.Seconomy?
Whicharenot?
Explainyouranswersbydiscussingeachofthethreefunctionsofmoney.AU.S.pennyAMexicanpesoAPicassopaintingAplasticcreditcardTheKindsofMoneyCommoditymoneytakestheformofacommoditywithintrinsicvalue.Examples:
Gold,silver,cigarettes.Fiatmoneyisusedasmoneybecauseofgovernmentdecree.Itdoesnothaveintrinsicvalue.Examples:
Coins,currency,checkdeposits.MoneyintheU.S.EconomyCurrencyisthepaperbillsandcoinsinthehandsofthepublic.Demanddepositsarebalancesinbankaccountsthatdepositorscanaccessondemandbywritingacheck.Figure1MoneyintheU.S.EconomyCopyright2003Southwestern/ThomsonLearningBillionsofDollarsCurrency($580billion)DemanddepositsTravelerschecksOthercheckabledeposits($599billion)EverythinginM1($1,179billion)SavingsdepositsSmalltimedepositsMoneymarketmutualfundsAfewminorcategories($4,276billion)0M1$1,179M2$5,455CASESTUDY:
WhereIsAllTheCurrency?
In2001therewasabout$580billionofU.S.currencyoutstanding.Thatis$2,734incurrencyperadult.Whoisholdingallthiscurrency?
CurrencyheldabroadCurrencyheldbyillegalentitiesTHEFEDERALRESERVESYSTEMTheFederalReserve(Fed)servesasthenationscentralbank.Itisdesignedtooverseethebankingsystem.Itregulatesthequantityofmoneyintheeconomy.TheFedwascreatedin1914afteraseriesofbankfailuresconvincedCongressthattheUnitedStatesneededacentralbanktoensurethehealthofthenationsbankingsystem.THEFEDERALRESERVESYSTEMTheStructureoftheFederalReserveSystem:
TheprimaryelementsintheFederalReserveSystemare:
1)TheBoardofGovernors2)TheRegionalFederalReserveBanks3)TheFederalOpenMarketCommitteeTheFederalReserveSystemCopyright2003Southwestern/ThomsonLearningTheFedsOrganizationTheFederalReserveBanksTheNewYorkFedimplementssomeoftheFedsmostimportantpolicydecisions.TheFederalOpenMarketCommittee(FOMC)Servesasthemainpolicy-makingorganoftheFederalReserveSystem.Meetsapproximatelyeverysixweekstoreviewtheeconomy.TheFedsOrganizationMonetarypolicyisconductedbytheFederalOpenMarketCommittee.MonetarypolicyisthesettingofthemoneysupplybypolicymakersinthecentralbankThemoneysupplyreferstothequantityofmoneyavailableintheeconomy.TheFederalOpenMarketCommitteeThreePrimaryFunctionsoftheFedRegulatesbankstoensuretheyfollowfederallawsintendedtopromotesafeandsoundbankingpractices.Actsasabankersbank,makingloanstobanksandasalenderoflastresort.Conductsmonetarypolicybycontrollingthemoneysupply.Open-MarketOperationsThemoneysupplyisthequantityofmoneyavailableintheeconomy.TheprimarywayinwhichtheFedchangesthemoneysupplyisthroughopen-marketoperations.TheFedpurchasesandsellsU.S.governmentbonds.BANKSANDTHEMONEYSUPPLYBankscaninfluencethequantityofdemanddepositsintheeconomyandthemoneysupply.BANKSANDTHEMONEYSUPPLYReservesaredepositsthatbankshavereceivedbuthavenotloanedout.Inafractional-reservebankingsystem,banksholdafractionofthemoneydepositedasreservesandlendouttherest.ReserveRatioThereserveratioisthefractionofdepositsthatbanksholdasreserves.Whenabankmakesaloanfromitsreserves,themoneysupplyincreases.Themoneysupplyisaffectedbytheamountdepositedinbanksandtheamountthatbanksloan.Depositsintoabankarerecordedasbothassetsandliabilities.Thefractionoftotaldepositsthatabankhastokeepasreservesiscalledthereserveratio.Loansbecomeanassettothebank.MoneyCreationwithFractional-ReserveBankingThisT-Accountshowsabankthatacceptsdeposits,keepsaportionasreserve