5 marksMonetary Theory and Policy
CAPE Economics Unit 2 · 2007 · Paper 2 · Question 3(b)
State what the money multiplier is and how it is calculated.
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- 3(a)Explain how commercial banks 'create' money.[10 marks]
- 3(c)(i)What is 'fiat money'?[2 marks]
- 3(c)(ii)List the three main functions of money.[3 marks]
- 3(c)(iii)List three desirable characteristics of money.[2 marks]
- 3(c)(iv)State three reasons why people hold money.[3 marks]
- 3(d)Identify four main instruments of monetary control used by Central Banks and explain why each of these may not always be effective in the context of the…[15 marks]
- 3(e)Discuss why residents in many Caribbean countries choose to save in US currency rather than that of their own country.[10 marks]
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