Midterm 2 Flashcards
(108 cards)
what is money
money is any commodity or token that is generally accepted as a means of payment
what are the three other functions of money
medium of exchange
unit of account
store of value
what does money in Canada consist of
currency
deposits at banks and other depository institutions
what is the M1 measure of money
currency held outside banks by individuals and businesses, and checkable deposits owned by individuals and businesses
what is the M2 measure of money
M1 plus all other non checkable deposits held by individuals and businesses
what is a depository institution
a firm that takes deposits from households and firms and makes loans to other households and firms
what are the four assets chartered banks puts deposits into
reserves: notes and coins in its vaults or in its deposits at the bank of Canada
liquid assets: canadian government treasury bills and commercial bills
securities: longer dated government bonds and other bonds such as MBS
loans: commitments of fixed amounts of money for agreed upon periods of time
what is a central bank
a public authority that regulates a nations depository institutions and controls the quantity of money
what are the three roles of BOC
the banker to the banks and government
the lender of last resort
the sole issuer of bank notes
what is the monetary base
the sum of bank of Canada notes outside the bank of Canada, banks deposits at the bank of Canada, coins held by households firms and banks
what is open market operation
the purchase and sale of government of Canada securities by the BOC in the open market to control the monetary base
what are the bank of Canadas two main policy tools
open market operation
bank rate
what is the bank rate
the interest rate on the short term loans the BOC makes to depository institutions when the banking system is short of reserves
what limits the quantity of deposits banks can create
the monetary base
desired reserves
desired currency holding
what are a banks actual reserves
notes and coins in the banks vaults and deposits at the BOC
what is the banks desired reserve ratio
the ratio of the banks reserves to the total deposits it plans to hold
what is the banks excess reserves
actual reserves minus desired reserves
what is the currency drain
the leakage of reserves into currency caused by individuals and firms desired currency holding
what is the currency drain ratio
the ratio of currency to deposits
what are the steps in the money creation process
BOC increases monetary base through open market operations, banks reserves increase, excess reserves are created, banks lend more to decrease excess reserves, loans create new deposits, new deposits are used to make payments and are drained into currency, desired reserves increase
what is the money multiplier
the ratio of the change in the quantity of money to the change in monetary base
what are the four factors affecting how much money people plan to hold
the price level
the nominal interest rate
real GDP
financial innovation
what is the quantity theory of money
the proposition that in the long run an increase in the quantity of money brings an equal increase in the price level
what is the velocity of circulation
the average number of times in a year a dollar is used to purchase goos or services in GDP