Principles of Macroeconomics 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 1-28516-591-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-591-2

Chapter 16 - The Monetary System - Questions For Review - Page 342: 6

Answer

Banks do not hold 100% reserves because if they loan out the money they accumulate interest therefore raising their revenue. Smaller the amount held in reserves allows for greater money multiplier.

Work Step by Step

This questions ask you to derive the reason for why banks loan out money and the money multiplier because it allows for the amount of money in banks to increase.
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