Money Multiplier

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Money Multiplier

By Laxmi Narasimha Boddu

Assumptions
x x Depositors always leave their money in bank deposits. Individuals and banks in the aggregate always hold a certain fraction of their money in terms of currency and deposit reserves respectively. As per above assumption reserves in bank is in two forms x Reserves (R), As per regulatory body rules (RBI in India) x Excess reserves (E), available for lending.

Definitions
y

Monetary Base B
The total number of rupees held by the public as currency and by the banks as reserves B=C+R+E ------(1)

Reserve-deposit ratio
Reserve ratio rr = R/D Excess reserve ratio er = E/D

Currency-deposit ratio cr
Amount of currency C people hold as a fraction of their holdings of Demand deposit D cr = C/D

Money M is in the form of Deposits and Currency


M = C+D -------(2)

Derivation
Using equation 1 & 2
M CD ! B CRE
M ! B C C D D R D D D E D

M ! B

cr 1 cr  rr  er

Money Multiplier
M!
Factor of proportionality

1 cr cr  rr  er

*B

-----(3)

cr 1 cr  rr  er

denoted by m

High Powered money


y

From Equation 1 & 3


Each rupee of money base produces m rupees of money.

As money base increases Money supply increases. As rr decreases Money supply increase. As cr decreases Money supply increases

y y

Can this single factor can cause depression in economy?

Banks Failure and the money Supply in the 1930s


Monetary base rose 18% y More than 9000 banks failed in between August 1929 and March 1933 y Money supply fell 28% y Money multiplier fell 38%
y
Reasons x Currency deposit ratio x Reserve deposit ratio

Money supply and its determinants: 1929 and 1933


August 1929 Money Supply Currency Demand deposits Monetary base Currency Reserves Money Multiplier Reserve-deposit ratio Currency-deposit ratio 26.5 3.9 22.6 7.1 3.9 3.2 3.7 0.14 0.17 March 1933 19.0 5.5 13.5 8.4 5.5 2.9 2.3 0.21 0.41

Preventions
Lender of last resort y Monetary base increase
y

Thank You

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