Topic 4: Saving, Investment and the Financial System

Key Points

  1. Describe the economic role of the financial markets and financial intermediaries.
  2. Know the sources of national savings.
  3. Understand the relationship between national saving and investment.
  4. Use the loanable funds model to understand the determination of the real interest rate and the impact of some policy actions
  5. Analyze the impact of fiscal deficits on interest rates.

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