10. Distinguish between necessary and idle cash balances. Why, according to Keynes, do individuals hold idle cash balances?
11. Derive the negative relationship between the amount of money held to satisfy the speculative demand for money and the rate of interest.
What implications does the existence of this speculative demand for money have for attaining full employment?
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Necessary cash balances are maintained to meet the day to day needs and used as working capital. But, idle cash balances are additional cash, not used, but kept to meet the any future uncertainties. Necessary cash balances are for spending purposes and idle cash balances are over and above the necessary cash balance, not earning any interest or not being invested productively.
Keynes proposed that individuals hold idle cash due to the following reasons:
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