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The
expansion of the money supply that results from a country's member
bank's being able to lend more money than it takes in. So
a small increase in bank deposits generates a larger increase in available
credit.
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So
if the reserve requirement is only 20% then the bank has the opportunity
to support $4 in loans for each $1 deposited. |
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