Banking 12: Treasuries (government debt)

Taking viewers through the process of creating a reserve bank (Federal Reserve), Sal introduces the idea of government involvement in modern banking. Additionally, he explains the obligation of the government to cover the reserves, and why bonds issued by the government are risk-free.

Concepts

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the federal reserve system, money supply

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Additional Tags

federal reserve, money supply, fractional reserve banking, commercial banks, treasuries, reserve banking, elastic money supplier, government debt, government borrowing, treasury bonds and bills, math

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Resource Details

Grade

9th - Higher Ed

Subjects

Math

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Resource Type

Instructional Videos

Media Length

11:19

Audiences

For Teacher Use

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Instructional Strategy

Flipped Classroom

Accessibility

Closed Captions

Usage Permissions

Creative Commons

BY-NC-SA: 3.0