What would happen to the availability of credit if banks chose to either increase or decrease the percentage of deposits they hold as reserves?

What will be an ideal response?

If banks chose to increase the percentage of deposits they hold as reserves, they will have less money for making loans, so the availability of credit will decrease. If banks chose to decrease the percentage of deposits they hold as reserves, they will have more money for making loans, so the availability of credit will increase.

Economics

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