Why would it be correct to say that, if we assume that people do not change their currency holdings and that banks do not hold any excess reserves, the equation ?D =  ?RR really could be stated as ?M1 =  ?RR ?

What will be an ideal response?


M1 consists of public (non-bank) currency and checkable deposits (D). Any  ?M1 =?C + ?D; Since the ?C = 0; any ?M1 = ?D

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