09 The Market for Loanable Funds

Misconception - The government sets interest rate.

What is the Loanable Funds Markets?

The loanable funds markets is the market where saveers supply funds for loans to borrowers.

  • Interest Rates as a Reward for Saving
  • Interest Rates as a Cost for Borrowing
  • How Inflation Affects Interest Rates

What factors shift the supply of loanable funds?

  • Income and Wealth
  • Time Preferences
  • Consumption Smoothing

What factors shift the demand of loanable funds?

  • Productivitiy of Capital
  • Invector Confidence

How do we apply the loanable funds market model?

  • Equilibrium
  • A Decline in Invector Confidence
  • A Decrease in the Supply of Loanable Funds