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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Full Reserve Banking

9th - 10th
This video is an overview of full reserve banking in comparison to fractional reserve banking. [7:32]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Frb Commentary 3: Big Picture

9th - 10th
This is a summary of Sal Khan's thoughts from the last two videos. It centers around the discussion of why fractional reserve banking is a subsidy to banks and allows them to arbitrage the yield curve. [21:27]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fractional Reserve Banking Commentary 1

9th - 10th
Sal Khan offers commentary on the weak points of Fractional Reserve Banking. [19:13]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Geithner Plan 5

9th - 10th
Sal Khan explains quantifying the value of the put option. [14:01]
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Khan Academy: Geithner Plan 4

9th - 10th
Sal Khan describes how to construct an investment where an investor gets the same upside while the Treasury public-private program limits the downside. [13:22]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Geithner Plan 2

9th - 10th
This video gives more information on the Geithner Plan, specifically on the problem of banks buying assets from themselves. [12:28]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Geithner Plan 1

9th - 10th
Sal Khan gives an overview of the Geithner Plan to save the banks during the 2008 economic crisis. [14:03]
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Khan Academy: Geithner Plan 3

9th - 10th
Sal Khan explains more exotic ways that a bank could buy transfer exposure to the taxpayer. [12:24]
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Khan Academy: Geithner Plan 6: A Better Solution

9th - 10th
Sal Khan offers a better way to solve the 'liquidity' and 'price discovery' problem. [10:18]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Weaknesses of Fractional Reserve Lending

9th - 10th
This video lesson from Khan Academy discusses the weaknesses of fractional reserve lending. This resource is designed as a review for a college-level macroeconomics course.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Fed Open Market Operations

9th - 10th
Sal Khan explains the Federal Reserve's open market operations. [4:36]
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Federal Reserve Balance Sheet

9th - 10th
This video is an analysis of the federal reserve balance sheet as of Feb 2007. [9:56]