Chapter 3: Q.1 (page 110)
Why is simply counting currency an inadequate measure of money?
Counting currency is inadequate measure because, it does not cover entire money supply of the economy.
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Was money a better store of value in the United States in the 1950s than in the 1970s? Why or why not? In which period would you have been more willing to hold money?
In ancient Greece, why was gold a more likely candidate for use as money than wine?
Over several hundred years, payments systems used in countries across the world have evolved. For each of the following situations identify the type of payment utilized and at least one reason why economies are moving from checks to electronic payments.
a. Sheila visits a local grocery store to purchase a dozen eggs and a bag of dog food. She uses a €100 note to pay for the goods.
b. Rachael Garcia, a manager at Proxall Pharmacy, used a piece of gold worth $20 to pay for office supplies she needed this month.
c. Edward has just moved to the city to be closer to his office. He was shopping online for some pieces of furniture and he bought a wardrobe and a table lamp. He used a checking account to initiate an automatic bill payment for the items.
Go to the St. Louis Federal Reserve FRED database, and find data on currency (CURRSL), traveler’s checks (TVCKSSL), demand deposits (DEMDEPSL), and other checkable deposits (OCDSL). Calculate the M1 money supply, and calculate the percentage change in M1 and in each of the four components of M1 from the most recent month of data available to the same time one year prior. Which component has the highest growth rate? The lowest growth rate? Repeat the calculations using the data from January 2000 to the most recent month of data available, and compare your results.
Assume that you are interested in earning some return on the idle balances you usually keep in your checking account and decide to buy some money market mutual funds shares by writing a check. Comment on the effect of your action (with everything else the same) on M1 and M2
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