There has been an increase in the demand for liquidity (i.e. cash) due to  heightened uncertainty. Use the Currency in Circulation graph to answer the following questions. Do you think households increased cash holdings, proxied by money in circulation, due to the Covid-19 pandemic ? Discuss and justify your answer. Compare growth rates to justify your answer (e.g. Mar 2020- Mar 2021 look at month to month changes during the pandemic).

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There has been an increase in the demand for liquidity (i.e. cash) due to  heightened uncertainty. Use the Currency in Circulation graph to answer the following questions. Do you think households increased cash holdings, proxied by money in circulation, due to the Covid-19 pandemic ? Discuss and justify your answer. Compare growth rates to justify your answer (e.g. Mar 2020- Mar 2021 look at month to month changes during the pandemic).

FRED
2,160
Billions of Dollars
2,120
2,080
2,040
2,000
1,960
1,920
1,880 Mar 2020
1,826
1,840
1,800
1,760
Currency in Circulation
April 2020
1,887
May 2020
June 2020
1,955
Jul 2020
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US)
Sept 2020
2,026
Sep 2020
Dec 2020
2,070.5
Nov 2020
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Jan 2021
Mar 2021
2,115
Mar 2021
Transcribed Image Text:FRED 2,160 Billions of Dollars 2,120 2,080 2,040 2,000 1,960 1,920 1,880 Mar 2020 1,826 1,840 1,800 1,760 Currency in Circulation April 2020 1,887 May 2020 June 2020 1,955 Jul 2020 Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (US) Sept 2020 2,026 Sep 2020 Dec 2020 2,070.5 Nov 2020 myf.red/g/XnnO Jan 2021 Mar 2021 2,115 Mar 2021
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