What are demand deposits and why should they be included in the stock of money?

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  1. What are demand deposits and why should they be included in the stock of money? (Word count: 100 words max.)

 

2. Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply.

a.The State Bank of Pakistan sells bonds in open-market operations.

b.The State Bank of Pakistan increases the reserve requirement. 

 

c.The State Bank of Pakistan reduces the interest rate it pays on reserves. 

 

d.MCB Bank repays a loan it had previously taken from the State Bank of Pakistan. 

 

e.After a rash of pickpocketing, people decide to hold less currency.

f.Fearful of bank runs, bankers decide to hold more excess reserves

 

 

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Money is anything which is accepted as payment to the goods and services from a market. It act as a medium of exchange, store of value and unit of account.

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