Is Bitcoin money? Why or why not?
Explain why a single commercial bank can safely lend only an amount equal to its excess reserves, but the commercial banking system as a whole can lend by a multiple of its excess reserves. What is the monetary multiplier, and how does it relate to the reserve ratio?
Should big banks be broken up? Why or why not?
Does the U.S. economy benefit from foreign trade? Explain your answer.
Explain: "The United States can make certain toys with greater productive efficiency than can China. Yet we import those toys from China." Relate your answer to the ideas of Adam Smith and David Ricardo