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The Monetary System: Harcourt Brace & Company
The Monetary System: Harcourt Brace & Company
M1
includes:
– Coins
– Currency
– Check Deposits
– Travelers Checks
M2
– Savings Deposits +
– Small Time Deposits +
– Money Market Mutual
Funds +
– and other minor
categories
Harcourt Brace & Company
Where is All The Currency?
In 1996 there was about $380 billion of
U.S. currency outstanding ($1,900 in
currency per person).
Location of outstanding currency may
include:
– Currency held abroad
– Currency held by illegal entities
– Currency held in businesses for transac-tion
purposes
Harcourt Brace & Company
Quick Quiz!
List and
describe the
three functions
of money.
Reserves Deposits
$10.00 $100.00
Loans
$90.00
Total Assets Total Liabilities
$100.00 $100.00
Reserves Deposits
$10.00 $100.00
Loans
$90.00
Loans Loans
$90.00 $81.00
Loans Loans
$90.00 $81.00
Loans Loans
$90.00 $81.00