Would the maximum loan that a bank can make be different when receiving a discount loan from the Federal Reserve of $1 million versus receiving a checking account deposit of $1 million? Explain why or why not
What will be an ideal response?
They are different. Both increase the reserves at the bank by $1 million, but the bank does not have to hold required reserves against the discount loan because it is not a deposit. The entire $1 million of the discount loan is excess reserves, which the bank can loan out.
You might also like to view...
Suppose the number of pesos per U.S. dollar is 3 . The aggregate price level in Mexico is 90, and the real exchange rate between the two countries is 2 . The aggregate price level in the United States is _____
a. 60 b. 45 c. 50 d. 55
Larger increases in the demand for labor than in the supply of labor explain:
A. the substantial increase in real wages. B. skill-biased technological change. C. the slowdown in real wage growth. D. increasing wage inequality.