Chapter 10
Chapter 10
POLICIES
A. FUNCTION OF MONEY AND MONEY
SUPPLY
Money as a medium of
exchange to assume a significant
role in the advent of the market
economy marked by
specialization,
interdependence, and trade.
2 MONEY SUPPLY
Money is a vehicle of economic activities when in circulation. The stock of
money serving this function is called money supply and consists of the
following :
coins and bills in circulation
demand deposit in banks
quasi money
savings deposits
time deposits
deposit substitute
Demand deposits in commercial banks are intended for spending and
circulated through the use of checks which are as good as money.Quasi-
money consists of savings and time deposits in commercial banks while
deposit substitutes are deposits in savings banks, savings and loans
associations, and even in creditunions.These two instruments are also
components of money supply as they serve to meet short-run transactions
during these times of inflation and rapid economic growth.
3 MONEY VELOCITY AND INCOME
The lending operation of the banking system determines the volume of money
checks it creates.
Prints new money to help financial its expanding operation. This increases
currency in circulation and the money checks that create from currency
deposits.
Net effect of foreighn currency inflows and out flows that changes the level of
money supply. the level increases the inflows and out flows whi;e the opposites
is true when outflows exceeds the inflows.
Taxes also change the level of money supply as leakages from the circular flow.
Taxes are foregone consumption and savings which could otherwise be part of
currency in circulation.
D: money and the central bank
THE CENTRAL BANK has the control of the bank reserver with the
instrument. The central bank can offer to buy back these bills giving
securitiy holders attractive interest earnings for the perod covered.