Time Aggregation and the Relationship between Inflation and Money Growth

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking
Year: 2018
Volume: 50
Issue: 2-3
Pages: 351-375

Authors (3)

JANICE BOUCHER BREUER (not in RePEc) JOHN MCDERMOTT (University of South Carolina) WARREN E. WEBER (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Using panel data for 99 countries, we confirm that the measured elasticity of prices with respect to money is higher, and closer to unity, the higher is money growth and the longer the time horizon over which the data are averaged. We propose two explanations. In one, the true model of inflation involves a lagged response to money growth. In the other, there is negative correlation between shocks to inflation and money growth. Our empirical results can be explained if high–money‐growth countries have (i) shorter lags or (ii) less negative correlation, when compared to countries with low money growth.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:jmoncb:v:50:y:2018:i:2-3:p:351-375
Journal Field
Macro
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-24