Common Sense Economics

The Story of Banks by the U.S. Federal Reserve System, New York, District 2. This educational comic style booklet follows three young entrepreneurs as they use progressively more sophisticated bank services over a 23-year period. Also explores the role of checking deposits and lending in money creation. Rev. 2005. A maximum of 35 copies may be ordered at no cost.

The Story of Checks and Electronic Payments by the U.S. Federal Reserve System, New York, District 2. This complementary comic style booklet uses the story of two basketball-playing buddies to discuss the role of checks and electronic payments in the U.S. economy — including the role of the Fed in facilitating payments. The booklet also teaches personal finance skills such as writing a check and balancing a checking account. 2005. A maximum of 35 copies may be ordered at no cost.

The Story of the Federal Reserve System
by the U.S. Federal Reserve System, New York, District 2. This complementary comic style booklet describes the major functions of the Federal Reserve System, the tools of monetary policy and how they work, and the other ways in which the Fed helps the U.S. economy and financial system to function. 2006. A maximum of 35 copies may be ordered at no cost.

The Story of Foreign Trade and Exchange by the U.S. Federal Reserve System, New York, District 2. This complementary comic style booklet explains the basic principles underlying foreign trade and exchange. 2004. A maximum of 35 copies may be ordered at no cost.

The Story of Inflation by the U.S. Federal Reserve System, New York, District 2. This complementary comic style booklet describes the causes and effects of inflation and discusses alternative anti-inflation policies. 2006. A maximum of 35 copies may be ordered at no cost.

The Story of Monetary Policy by the U.S. Federal Reserve System, New York, District 2. This complementary comic style booklet explains the meaning and purpose of monetary policy, how the Fed makes monetary policy, and how the tools of monetary policy work. Revised edition, 2006. A maximum of 35 copies may be ordered at no cost.

The Story of Money by the U.S. Federal Reserve System, New York, District 2. This complementary comic style booklet explains the purposes of money in a modern economy, the characteristics that items used as money have, the way the banking system creates money, and the reasons the Federal Reserve influences the money supply. 2005. A maximum of 35 copies may be ordered at no cost.

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