Sunday, March 29, 2015

Unit 4

Loa able funds market

The market where savers and borrowers exchange funds(Qlf) at the real rate of interest. (R%)

The demand for loan able funds, or borrowing comes from households, firms, government and foreign sectors. The demand for loan able funds is in fact the supply of bonds

The supply for loan able funds, or saving comes from households, firms, government, and the foreign sectors. The supply loanable funds is also the demand for bonds

Changes in the demand for loanable funds.

Remember that demand for loanable funds= borrowing 

More borrowing your do = more demand for loanable funds. ->

Less borrowing = less demand for loanable funds <-

Examples-
Government deficit spending = more borrowing = more demand for loanable funds 
R%= ->

Less investing = less borrowing = 
R% <-

Changes in the supply of loanable funds = savings

More saving = loanable funds ->
Less saving = loanable funds <-

Examples 
Government  surplus = more saving = real interest  rate   Decreases 

The other is decreasing 

When government   does fiscal policy it will affect the loanable funds market 

Changes in the real interest rate will affect gross private investment. 


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