Quantity theory of money: the hypothesis of the dichotomy between relative prices and absolute prices

This paper aims to investigate the impact of a change in the quantity of money on relative prices based on quarterly time-series for the period 1959-2013 of the U.S. economy. The econometric results show evidence that a change in the money supply affects the relative prices. This result does not cor...

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Autores: Moreira, Tito Belchior Silva, Mendonça, Mario Jorge, Sachsida, Adolfo, Tabak, Benjamin Miranda
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
Repositorio:Revista de Economia (Curitiba. Online)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.ufpr.br:article/41382
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ufpr.br/economia/article/view/41382
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Economia Monetária
Quantity theory of money, relative prices, absolute prices, dichotomy.
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Sumario:This paper aims to investigate the impact of a change in the quantity of money on relative prices based on quarterly time-series for the period 1959-2013 of the U.S. economy. The econometric results show evidence that a change in the money supply affects the relative prices. This result does not corroborate the assumption that changes in relative prices only occur due to changes in real variables, but changes in relative prices also occur via changes of the money stock. In this sense, there is no empirical evidence that the hypothesis of the dichotomy between relative prices and absolute prices is valid.