Banking 4: Multiplier effect and the money supply


Summary

The video delves into various concepts of money supply through practical examples like using gold pieces for construction and investment in tools. It highlights the distinction between money and wealth, emphasizing the role of investments in generating real wealth. By exploring productivity in apple production and its impact on wealth creation, the video underscores the importance of good investments and their contribution to the overall money supply.


Reviewing Money Supply Notions

Reviewing and discussing different notions of money supply including lending, reserves, and banking operations.

Building an Irrigation Canal

Using gold pieces to build an irrigation canal and the flow of money in the process.

Lending for Construction

Lending 810 gold pieces for construction of a factory to build tools and the return of money to the bank.

Defining Money and Calculations

Discussion on defining money, calculations involving gold pieces, and the total gold supply.

Understanding Real Wealth

Exploring whether the 2,710 gold pieces represent real wealth or a pyramid scheme, and the concept of wealth generation through investments.

Importance of Investments

Highlighting the significance of good investments and how they contribute to the money supply and real wealth.

Wealth and Apples Production

Discussing real wealth in terms of apple production and the impact of increasing productivity on wealth creation.

Separating Money and Wealth

Emphasizing the distinction between money and wealth, with a focus on the fractional reserve system and the concept of money velocity.

Improvement in Productivity

Exploring the improvement in productivity through apple production and its effect on gold piece values.

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