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What is one function of money?
A medium of
exchange
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How did transactions occur before money?
Through
bartering
goods and services
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What problem does money eliminate in transactions?
The
double coincidence of wants
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What does money provide as a measure of value?
A means to measure
relative values
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How does money put a value on labor?
By measuring wages in
monetary
terms
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What is required for money to be a store of value?
It must hold its value over
time
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What does a method of deferred payment allow?
Creation of
debts
for future payment
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What are the characteristics of money?
Durability
Divisibility
Portability
Uniformity
Limited
supply
Acceptability
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Why is durability important for money?
It allows money to last between
transactions
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What does divisibility in money mean?
Exact
values can be traded
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Why is portability a characteristic of money?
It is easy to carry around
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What does uniformity in money ensure?
Consistent value across all
units
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Why is limited supply important for money?
It ensures money has
value
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What does acceptability mean in the context of money?
Confidence in money's value by
users
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What is the money supply?
The stock of
currency
and
liquid assets
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What does narrow money include?
Physical currency
and
liquid assets
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What is broad money?
Includes the
entire
money supply
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How are interest rates determined?
By the
supply and demand
for money
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What happens when interest rates are above equilibrium?
Supply of money
exceeds
demand
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What is a liquidity trap?
Supply change does not affect
interest rates
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How do high interest rates affect consumer behavior?
Encourages saving and reduces
spending
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What is the effect of low interest rates on borrowing?
Encourages borrowing and
spending
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What was the historic low interest rate in the UK since March 2009?
0.5%
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What does the Quantity Theory of Money state?
Inflation
occurs if
money supply
increases faster
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What is Fisher's equation of exchange?
M
V
=
MV =
M
V
=
P
Q
PQ
PQ
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What does M represent in Fisher's equation?
The supply of
money
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What does V represent in Fisher's equation?
The
velocity of circulation
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What does P represent in Fisher's equation?
The
price level
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What does Q represent in Fisher's equation?
The quantity of
real goods
sold
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What does T represent in Fisher's equation?
Transactions
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What assumption does the equation make about velocity?
Velocity is
constant
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What happens when the money supply increases?
Causes
aggregate demand
to shift right
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What is the result of increased money supply on employment?
More
workers
are
employed
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How does inflation affect the real value of money?
It
causes
the
real value
to
fall
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What do workers demand in response to inflation?
Higher
wages
to compensate
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What happens to the SRAS curve due to inflationary pressure?
It
shifts
left
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What is the final outcome in the economy after inflationary pressure?
Price level
is higher at
equilibrium
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