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... deposits . Bank deposits are counted also as part of the money holdings of the public . In the 19th cen- tury most economists regarded only currency and coin as " money , " treating deposits only as claims to money . As deposits became ...
... deposits . Bank deposits are counted also as part of the money holdings of the public . In the 19th cen- tury most economists regarded only currency and coin as " money , " treating deposits only as claims to money . As deposits became ...
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... deposits enabled the total quantity of money ( including deposits ) to be larger than the total sum available to be held as reserves . A bank that received , say , $ 100 in gold might add $ 25 to its reserves and lend out $ 75 . But the ...
... deposits enabled the total quantity of money ( including deposits ) to be larger than the total sum available to be held as reserves . A bank that received , say , $ 100 in gold might add $ 25 to its reserves and lend out $ 75 . But the ...
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... deposits are widespread . They are found linked with intensively folded and intruded rocks of the Sierra Nevada - Cascade - Pacific Coast systems , no- tably the copper and gold ores of southern and western Alaska . They also include ...
... deposits are widespread . They are found linked with intensively folded and intruded rocks of the Sierra Nevada - Cascade - Pacific Coast systems , no- tably the copper and gold ores of southern and western Alaska . They also include ...
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