The money multiplier represents: The lending capacity of the banking system. The number of deposit dollars the banking system can create from $1 of excess reserves. Faith in the banking system. The amount of a bank's excess reserves divided by its required reserves.
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This means that for every $1 of excess reserves that a bank has, it can create a certain amount of new deposits through lending. Show more…
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