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Finance concepts 101
Game Code: 358056
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Some ideas connected to finance at a very basic level, based on the Crash Course Economy series 11, 12, 13
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What is a barter system?
Swap/exchange goods for goods
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What are the 3 main purposes of money?
Medium of exchange/store of value/unit of account
15
Give 3 examples for money that’s not coins or banknotes
cigarettes, stamps, grain, shells, etc.
5
How is Bitcoin different from other currencies?
No regulating country, more anonymous, speculative asset
15
What is the gold standard?
Money is redeemable for a specific amount of gold; can't issue more money than gold reserves
10
The Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman said, "The pieces of green paper have value because …
… everyone thinks they have value."
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What are the 3 main ways lenders and borrowers interact?
Bank deposits/loans, bonds, stocks
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What is a bond? (Keep it simple)
An IOU
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What is a stock/share?
A slice of ownership
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What is common in bonds and stocks?
They are traded on markets
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What is a mortgage?
A loan with a house as collateral
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What is “to default/a default”?
When a borrower stops paying back what they owe.
10
What is a subprime mortgage?
Loans to people with low income and a poor credit history.
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What did the US government do to stabilize the financial market in 2008?
Emergency loans to banks (bank bailout), stimulus package with tax cuts
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What is a perverse incentive?
When a policy ends up having a negative effect, opposite of what was intended
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Alan Greenspan said about the bank bailout, "If they're too big to fail, …"
"... they're too big."
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