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The optimal tax is difficult to determine because although revenues rise and fall as the size of the tax increases, deadweight loss continues to increase.
Bank Panics
Situations in which a large number of bank customers withdraw their deposits simultaneously due to fears that the bank will become insolvent.
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Funds that banks are required to hold in reserve, either in their vaults or at a central bank, as a safeguard against bank runs and to ensure liquidity.
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A term historically used to refer to paper currency issued by the United States during the Civil War, recognized by their green coloring.
Gold Standard
A monetary system in which the value of a country's currency is directly linked to gold, ensuring stability and trust in the currency.
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