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ZERO GROWTH: A growth rate (usually in terms of population) that is equal to zero. In other words, this is no change from one year to the next. This goal has been proposed by those who content that population growth is placing excessive pressure on the planet's availability of limited resources and its ability to assimilate pollution. In general terms, zero growth can apply to any measurement, including production, prices, etc.
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Lesson 18: Banking | Unit 3: Reserve Banking
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Goldsmith Reserves
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Knights make gold deposits, others withdraw gold, merchants seek investment loans, and others repay loans. Fred must keep sufficient gold to satisfy any withdrawal. Required reserves: - Fred concludes that he needs no more than 10 pounds of gold to back each 100 pounds of gold deposits.
- He doesn't need to keep 100% of the deposits in reserves.
Fred has discovered modern fractional-reserve banking. Excess Reserves: - Fred uses the other 90% for the loans which earn interest and make his business a profitable one.
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COST An alternative term for economic or opportunity cost, which is the highest valued alternative foregone in the pursuit of an activity. Opportunity cost is one of the most fundamental concepts used in the study of economics, hence when the term cost is used in the study of economics without modification, it usually means economic or opportunity cost.
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Cyrus McCormick not only invented the reaper for harvesting grain, he also invented the installment payment for selling his reaper.
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"Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus." -- Alexander Graham Bell, inventor
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Net Exports
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