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The velocity of money: evidence for the U.K. 1911-1966

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This paper presents secular evidence on the income velocity of money balances. Under a variety of specifications and statistical techniques, employed on both traditional and non-traditional variables, the Friedman assertion that money is a superior good is found to lack empirical support. Indeed, income elasticities of demand for M2 balances of .3 to .45 are observed, elasticities much smaller than previously thought.

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  • Graves, Philip E., 1980. "The velocity of money: evidence for the U.K. 1911-1966," MPRA Paper 19900, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Graves, Philip E., 1979. "Relative Risk Aversion: Increasing or Decreasing?," Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Cambridge University Press, vol. 14(2), pages 205-214, June.
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    Keywords

    Money demand; velocity of money; income elasticity of money balances;
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    • E0 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General
    • A1 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics
    • E4 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates
    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money

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