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Multipliers and the Mystery of the Magic Money
Source: Council for Economic Education (EconEdLink) | Type: Lesson

Students learn about the purpose of the reserve requirement, how money is "created" in the economy through fractional reserves, and how the Federal Reserve uses the reserve requirement and loans to correct economic instability.

Grades:

• 9-12

Concepts:

• Banking
• Central Banking System
• Deflation
• Inflation
• Supply
• Tools of the Federal Reserve

Standards:

• Economics 10: Role of Economic Institutions
• Economics 20: Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Related Resources:

• Principles of Economics
• Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, January 28, 2009
• Focus on Economic Data: The Unemployment Rate - July 2003

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