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Several analysts consider money an excellent indicator of production and inflation. A narrow aggregate like M1 is often used as a short-term indicator of production. The money gap, defined as the difference between M1 and its level describe by the long-term demand function, is seen as a good indicator of inflation on a two-year horizon. The same can be said for a broader aggregate like M2++. This paper studies the marginal contribution of money to an inflation and output forecasting model consisting of a Phillips curve equation and an IS curve equation. After identifying a stable money demand function, the results suggest that none of the money aggregates examined in this study, the growth rate of adjusted M1, the difference between adjusted M1 and its equilibrium level, as well as the growth rate of M2++, seem to improve in a significant way the forecasting performance of the model under study. La monnaie est considérée comme étant un excellent indicateur de la production et de l’inflation par de nombreux analystes. Un agrégat étroit comme M1 est souvent utilisé comme indicateur à court terme de la production. L’écart monétaire, définit comme l’écart entre M1 et son niveau décrit par la fonction de demande de long terme, est vu comme étant un bon indicateur de l’inflation sur un horizon de un à deux ans. Il en est de même pour un agrégat plus large tel que M2++. La présente étude consiste à étudier l’apport marginal de la monnaie à un modèle de prévision de l’inflation et de la production consistant en une équation de courbe de Phillips et une équation de courbe IS. Après avoir identifié l’existence d’une fonction de demande de monnaie stable, les résultats suggèrent qu’aucun des agrégats étudiés soit le taux de variation de M1 corrigé, l’écart monétaire entre M1 corrigé et son niveau d’équilibre, ainsi que le taux de variation de M2++, ne semble permettre d’améliorer de façon appréciable la performance prédictive du modèle étudié.
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