The money supply multiplier is simply the multiplier that
tells us how much the money supply will go up when a given amount of money is deposited
in a bank.
When the money is deposited in a bank, some
fraction of the money is then lent out. The borrower deposits the money in their own
bank, which lends a fraction of it out in turn. This keeps happening over and over
again.
The formula for this is simply 1/reserve
requirement.
So, if the reserve requirement is .1 (10%),
the money multiplier is 10. If this is the case, $1000 deposited in a bank will
increase the money supply by $10,000.
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