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Macroeconomics: Money and Banking cheat sheet

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Chapter 3Money and Banking

Money multiplier = 1 / reserve ratio.

1. Money

  • Functions: medium of exchange, unit of account, store of value, standard of deferred payment.
  • Solves the double coincidence of wants of barter.

2. Money Supply

M1=CU+DDM1 = CU + DD
M3=M1+net time depositsM3 = M1 + \text{net time deposits}

M1 is narrow money; M3 is broad money (most used).

3. Credit Creation & RBI

Money multiplier=1LRR\text{Money multiplier} = \dfrac{1}{\text{LRR}}
ToolTo fight inflation
Repo rateraise
Reverse repo rateraise
CRR / SLRraise
Open market operationssell securities

4. Key Points

  • RBI: banker to government and banks, lender of last resort.
  • High-powered money = currency + bank reserves.
  • Demonetisation 2016.
  • Commercial banks create credit.

Remember: Functions | M1, M3 | multiplier | RBI tools

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