Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Course List)
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Author: N. Gregory Mankiw
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 29, Problem 6QR
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Why banks don’t hold 100 percent reserves and how the reserves are related to the money that the bank creates.
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Principles of Economics, 7th Edition (MindTap Course List)
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