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Title: CH 14

Description: Monetary Policy

Total Flash Cards: 5

Created: 11/18/2007 18:16:39

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Term
Monetary Policy
Definition
running the country by adjusting money
Term
Discount rate
Definition
rate of interest charged by the Federal Reserve banks for lending reserves to private banks
Term
Federal Funds Rate
Definition

interest rate banks charge each other for reserve loans

*Ben Bernacke lowered it 1.25%

*Prime rate is 3 pts over fed funds rate

Term
Open Market Operations
Definition
Federal Reserve purchases and sales of govt bonds for the purpose of altering bank reserves
Term
Monetary Theories
Definition

1. Classical Theory- supply & demand

2. Keynes- spend when times are bad

3. Milton Freedman- If you can control $, you can control economy