If reserves in the banking system increase by $1 billion as a result of Bank of Canada

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If reserves in the banking system increase by $1 billion as a result of Bank of Canada lending to financial institutions of $1 billion, and chequable deposits increase by $9 billion, why isn’t the banking system in equilibrium? What will continue to happen in the banking systemuntil equilibrium is reached? Show the  T-account for the banking system in equilibrium.


The desired reserve ratio on chequable deposits is 10%, banks do not hold any excess reserves, and the public’s holdings of currency do not change.

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The Economics of Money Banking and Financial Markets

ISBN: 978-0321785701

5th Canadian edition

Authors: Frederic S. Mishkin, Apostolos Serletis

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