JAMB Economics · Section 4

Money and Inflation

Section D: National Income, Money, and Financial Institutions

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Official JAMB Economics outline · Section D: National Income, Money, and Financial Institutions

Content

Types, characteristics, and functions of money.

Objective

Explain the types, characteristics, and functions of money.

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Demand for money and supply of money.

Objective

Identify the factors affecting the demand for and supply of money.

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Quantity theory of money, including the Fisher equation.

Objective

Identify the components of the quantity theory of money.

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Value of money and the price level.

Objective

Examine the relationship between the value of money and the price level.

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Inflation: types, measurement, effects, and control.

Objective

Examine the causes and effects of inflation, calculate the consumer price index, interpret the consumer price index, and examine ways of controlling inflation.

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Consumer Price Index (CPI) and its use in measuring changes in prices.

Objective

Calculate and interpret the consumer price index.

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Deflation: measurement, effects, and control.

Objective

Examine the causes, measurement, effects, and control of deflation.

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