Money and Monetary Economics

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Why Don't Prices Decline During A Recession?
When there is an economic expansion, demand seems to outpace supply, particularly for goods and services that take time and major capital to increase supply. As a result, prices generally rise (or there is at least price pressure). We look at why deflation does generally not occur during a recession.

Why Not Just Print More Money?
Article answers the question: "Can you help me find a "simple" way to explain why it is not a good idea to just print more money."

Cost-Push Inflation vs. Demand-Pull Inflation
We Answer The Question: What do the terms "Cost-Push Inflation" and "Demand-Pull Inflation" mean? What's the difference between the two.

The Canadian Exchange Rate
Where to get exchange rate data and how to use it in order to analyze how the Canadian Dollar has performed relative to other currencies. Exchange rate dynamics are an interesting topic of study.

What Was The Gold Standard?
A look at what the gold standard was and how it differs from the fiat system of money today. A comparison of fiat money and the gold standard.

What is the Demand For Money?
This question answers the questions: What is the demand for money? Does that change? The other three elements all make perfect sense to me but demand for money is confusing me to no end.

Expansionary Monetary Policy vs. Contractionary Monetary Policy
I'm having a little trouble trying to understand expansionary monetary policies and contractionary monetary policies. Can you help explain what impact expansionary monetary policies and contractionary monetary policies have on the economy?

Are Credit Cards A Form Of Money?
Are credit cards are a from of money? An interesting and unusual question about! Let's take a look at what is considered to be money and where credit cards fit in.

How much is the per capita money supply in the U.S.?
Here I answer the e-mail question "If all the money in the US was divided up evenly and given to every American over 21 or so, how much would each person get?" by examining the definitions of the M1, M2, and M3 money supply, then work on calculating what the money supply per capita is.

A Beginner's Guide to the Reserve Ratio
A Beginner's Guide to the Reserve Ratio looks at the impact the reserve ratio has on the money supply

A Beginner's Guide to Purchasing Power Parity Theory (PPP Theory)
Article answers the question: "I am currently taking an economics class and we are now discussing purchasing power parity. I am lost, could you help me out?"

Exchange Rates
I want to be able to read exchange rate charts. I read A Beginner's Guide to Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market and I understand the lemons and oranges, but I am missing the base. If I look at a chart produced by someone in the United States and the index number next to US$ is 1.69 and the index value of the Euro is 1.89, am I saying that 1.89 Euros has the same value as 1.69 US$?

Canadian Dollar Resource Center
Looking for information on the Canadian Dollar? Look no further! We have all the information you need on the Canadian Dollar right here.

Deflation Resource Center
Looking for information on deflation? Look no further! We have all the information you need on the deflation here.

Money Resource Center
Looking for information on money? Look no further! We have all the information you need on money right here.

What are Bank Runs?
What are Bank Runs?