1. Powerful effect
1. Small changes have very large effect on Ms
2. Raising causes liquidity problems for banks
3. Frequent changes cause uncertainty for banks
4. Tax on banks
1. Abolish reserve requirements
2. 100% reserve requirements (Milton Friedman)
A. Advantage: complete control of Ms
B. Disadvantage: Fed controls official Ms but not economically relevant Ms
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