Money and the Great Disinflation

March 31, 2006
Issue 2006-07

Summary

Using U.S. and euro area data, this paper presents a significant and proportional relationship between money growth and subsequent inflation when accounting for equilibrium velocity movements due to inflation regimes changes. These movements, driven by money demand adjustments to low-frequency Fisherian interest rate variations, are derived from consistent U.S. and euro area money demand specifications - after contradictory coexisting results are explained. Not accounting for equilibrium velocity and interest rate movements biases cross-country and time series dynamic money growth / inflation estimated relationships, and leads to the non-proportional, non-significant, and reverse causality results found in studies that include the post-1980 period.

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Issue:
07
Pages:
59
JEL classification:
E52, E58, E41, E31
Keywords:
money growth, inflation, equilibrium velocity, quantity theory, money demand
Year:
2006

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Author(s)

  • Dr. Samuel Reynard

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