Economics A-Level
Money supply
What Money supply means in Economics A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Broad money, which includes bank deposits created via credit, as distinct from base money such as notes and coins.
The total stock of money circulating in an economy at a given time.
Topics that use Money supply
- Commercial banks and investment banks (AQA A-Level)
- The structure of financial markets and financial (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Financial intermediation
- Financial markets
- Liquidity
- Broad money
- Commercial banks
- Coupon
- Credit creation
- Equity
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