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Vocab set 1 for modules 22-26

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interest rate   show
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savings-investment spending identity   show
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show the difference between tax revenue and government spending when tax revenue exceeds government spending  
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show the difference between tax revenue and government spending when government spending exceeds tax revenue  
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show the difference between tax revenue and government spending  
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show the sum of private savings and the government's budget balance; the total amount of savings generated within the economy  
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Capital Inflow   show
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wealth   show
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financial asset   show
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physical asset   show
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liability   show
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show the expenses of negotiating and executing a deal  
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Financial risk   show
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show investment in several different assets with unrelated, or independent, risks, so that the possible losses are independent events  
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show describes an asset that can be quickly converted into cash without much loss of value  
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illiquid   show
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show a lending agreement between an individual lender and an individual borrower  
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Default   show
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loan-backed security   show
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show an institution, such as a mutual fund, pension fund, life insurance company, or bank that transforms the funds it gathers from many individuals into financial assets  
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show a financial intermediary that creates a stock portfolio by buying and holding shares in companies and then selling shares of this portfolio to individual investors  
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pension fund   show
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show a financial intermediary that sells policies guaranteeing a payment to a policyholder's beneficiaries when the policyholder dies  
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bank deposit   show
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bank   show
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show any asset that can easily be used to purchase goods and services  
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currency in circulation   show
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checkable bank deposits   show
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show the total value of financial assets in the economy that are considered money  
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medium of exchange   show
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store of value   show
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show a measure used to set prices and make economic calculations  
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commodity money   show
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show a medium of exchange that has no intrinsic value whose ultimate value is guaranteed by a promise that it can be converted into valuable goods on demand  
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Fiat money   show
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monetary aggregate   show
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Near-moneys   show
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show the amount of money needed at the present time to produce, at the prevailing interest rate, a given amount of money at a specified future time  
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show the present value of current and future benefits minus the present value of current and future costs  
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Bank reserves   show
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T-account   show
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show the fraction of bank deposits that a bank holds as reserves  
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show the smallest fraction of deposits that the Federal Reserve allows banks to hold  
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bank run   show
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Deposit insurance   show
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Reserve requirements   show
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discount window   show
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Excess reserves   show
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monetary base   show
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money multiplier   show
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central bank   show
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show a bank that accepts deposits and is covered by deposit insurance  
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show a bank that trades in financial assets and is not covered by deposit insurance  
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savings and loan (thrift)   show
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leverage   show
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show the reduction in a firm's net worth from falling asset prices  
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show the sequence of events that take place when a firm's asset sales to cover losses produce negative balance sheet effects on other firms and force creditors to call in their loans  
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show lending to home buyers who don't meet the usual criteria for borrowing  
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securitization   show
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