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Observations
$Y
= Velocity of Money
M
1 1
1960 : 3.7 1998 : 7. 6
.27 .13
Blanchard: Macroeconomics Chapter 4: Financial Markets Slide #8
The Determination of the Interest Rates: I
A
i1
Equilibrium interest, I, Md = MS
Md ($Y)
M
Money, M
• i increases from i1 to i2
i1 A
M
Money, M
• Increase Ms to Ms´
Interest Rate, i
A´
i2
Md ($Y)
M M´
Money, M
Balance Sheet
$100 $ PB
i
$ PB
Observation!
A Summary:
• i is determined by MD & MS
• Central bank changes i by changing MS
• Central bank changes MS with open market
operations
• Buying bonds increases the MS and
reduces i
• Selling bonds decreases the MS and
increases i
Demand for
money
R D d
D (1 c) M
d d
R (1 c) M
d d
The Equilibrium
1
Money Multiplier
C (1 C )
•The supply of money is a multiple of the
Central Bank money.
•Central Bank money (monetary base) is
High-powered money (H)
1
If: = .10, The Multiplier = 10
.10