The money supply and inflation ppt @ bec doms

1. THE MONEY SUPPLY AND INFLATION

9. MONEY IN THE U.S. ECONOMY Copyright©2003 Southwestern/Thomson Learning Billions of Dollars 0 • Currency ($580 billion) • Demand deposits • Traveler ’ s checks • Other checkable deposits ($599 billion) • Everything in M1 ($1,179 billion) • Savings deposits • Small time deposits • Money market mutual funds • A few minor categories ($4,276 billion) M1 $1,179 M2 $5,455

18. T-ACCOUNT: FIRST NATIONAL BANK Assets Liabilities First National Bank Reserves $10.00 Loans $90.00 Deposits $100.00 Total Assets $100.00 Total Liabilities $100.00

21. THE MONEY MULTIPLIER Assets Liabilities Second National Bank Reserves $9.00 Loans $81.00 Deposits $90.00 Total Assets $90.00 Total Liabilities $90.00 Money Supply = $190.00! Assets Liabilities First National Bank Reserves $10.00 Loans $90.00 Deposits $100.00 Total Assets $100.00 Total Liabilities $100.00

32. Quantity of Money Value of Money, 1 / P Price Level, P 0 1 (Low) (High) (High) (Low) 1 / 2 1 / 4 3 / 4 1 1.33 2 4 Quantity fixed by the Fed Money supply Equilibrium value of money Equilibrium price level Money demand A

33. Quantity of Money Value of Money, 1 / P Price Level, P 0 1 (Low) (High) (High) (Low) 1 / 2 1 / 4 3 / 4 1 1.33 2 4 Money demand M 1 MS 1 M 2 MS 2 2. . . . decreases the value of mone y . . . 3. . . . and increases the price level. 1. An increase in the money supply . . . A B