The increase in tax on state bank notes from 2 to 10 percent provided state banks incentive to (a) attract more demand deposits and increase the use of checks. (b) increase the amount of state notes and use them to extend bank credit. (c) increase the minting of coins and use them for exchange and […]
Which of the following factors caused the Civil War? (a) Slavery (b) The conflict between the two systems of agriculture (c) A shift in political power resulting from new states entering the Union as free or slave states (d) All of the above ANSWER (d)
What are demand deposits? (a) Money held by private individuals or corporations placed in depository accounts at banks (b) Liabilities (things that are owed) to banks and assets (things of value) to depositors or bank customers (c) Checking accounts that depositors can use on demand (d) All of the above ANSWER (d)
Out of the various types of M1 (demand deposits, coins and bank notes), only demand deposits (a) can be used to generate loans by banks. (b) serve as a medium of exchange. (c) serve as a unit of account. (d) store value. ANSWER (a)
Between 1790 and 1860, Southern population growth was dominated by growth in the slave population. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Fogel and Engerman (1974) find evidence to suggest that young slave children were often sold by profit-maximizing slave owners. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER FALSE
Today, financial intermediaries specialize in all of the following activities except (a) Printing money (b) Lending (c) Borrowing (d) Accepting deposits ANSWER (a)
Between 1865 and 1914, individuals in households could use the income they did not spend to do what? (a) Purchase stocks (b) Buy bonds (c) Place money in savings accounts (d) All of the above ANSWER (d)
Financial intermediation supports economic growth and development by bringing together numerous savers and investors in growing and increasingly complex markets. Indicate whether the statement is true or false ANSWER TRUE
In the antebellum economy of the South, what was not produced for subsistence consumption? (a) Corn (b) Cotton (c) Cattle (d) All of the above ANSWER (b)