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© 2007 Thomson South-Western Money Growth and Inflation • The Meaning of Money – Money is the set of assets in an economy that people regularly use to buy goods and services from other people. © 2007 Thomson South-Western THE CLASSICAL THEORY OF INFLATION • Inflation is an increase in the overall level of prices. • Hyperinflation is an extraordinarily high rate of inflation. © 2007 Thomson South-Western THE CLASSICAL THEORY OF INFLATION • Inflation: Historical Aspects – Over the past 60 years, prices in the U.S. have risen on average about 5 percent per year. – Deflation, meaning decreasing average prices, occurred in the U.S. in the nineteenth century. – Hyperinflation refers to high rates of inflation such as Germany experienced in the 1920s. © 2007 Thomson South-Western THE CLASSICAL THEORY OF INFLATION • Inflation: Historical Aspects – In the 1970s prices rose by 7 percent per year. – During the 1990s, prices rose at an average rate of 2 percent per year. © 2007 Thomson South-Western The Level of Prices and the Value of Money • The quantity theory of money is used to explain the long-run determinants of the price level and the inflation rate. • Inflation is an economy-wide phenomenon that concerns the value of the economy’s medium of exchange. • When the overall price level rises, the value of money falls. © 2007 Thomson South-Western 消費者物價指數 index 1981 =100 200 台灣 M1B、消費者物價指數 M1B index 1981=100 1900 消費者物價指數 M1B 1700 180 1500 1300 160 1100 900 140 700 500 120 300 100 100 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 年 © 2007 Thomson South-Western 消費者物價指數 index 1981 =100 200 台灣 M2、消費者物價指數 M2 index 1981=100 2900 消費者物價指數 M2 2500 180 2100 160 1700 1300 140 900 120 500 100 100 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 年 © 2007 Thomson South-Western Money Supply, Money Demand, and Monetary Equilibrium • The money supply is a policy variable that is controlled by the Fed. • Through instruments such as open-market operations, the Fed directly controls the quantity of money supplied. • Money demand has several determinants, including interest rates and the average level of prices in the economy. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Money Supply, Money Demand, and Monetary Equilibrium • People hold money because it is the medium of exchange. – The amount of money people choose to hold depends on the prices of goods and services. • In the long run, the overall level of prices adjusts to the level at which the demand for money equals the supply. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Demand for Money • Nominal interest rate (R) is the opportunity cost of holding cash. Hence, higher nominal interest rate means lower quantity demanded for money. • Since the purpose of holding money is to facilitate planned transactions, more money will be held the greater is the volume of transactions planned. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Demand for Money • Since it is the real quantities of goods and services that people care about, not their nominal values, the relevant quantity of money demanded will be expressed in real terms. That is, the behavioral relationship to be studied relates real money balance (實質貨幣餘額) to real transactions planned. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Demand for Money • These three properties can be expressed formally as follows: M td L( yt , Rt ) Pt + In which M td / Pt is real money balance at t, yt is the planned peal spending at t, and Rt is the nominal interest rate at t. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Supply of Money • Assume that central bank can directly control the quantity of money supplied. Let M t be the quantity of money supplied. • In equilibrium, we have the following equilibrium relationship between Money supply and price level: M t L( yt , rt ) Pt e © 2007 Thomson South-Western Supply of Money • Suppose that changes in the quantity of money supplied will not affect the real variables such as yt , and rt (that is, the neutrality of money holds). Then given expected inflation rate ( e ) , an increase in Money supply will cause an increase in price level: M t Pt L() © 2007 Thomson South-Western Supply of Money • Suppose that the quantity of money supplied evolves according to M t (1 ) M t 1 in which is the money growth rate. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Supply of Money • Taking natural logarithms on the above equilibrium relationship yields ln M t ln L() ln Pt • Given the expected inflation rate ( e), we have mt pt , in which mt ( ln M t ln M t 1 ) and pt ( ln pt ln pt 1 ) are money growth rate and inflation rate at time t. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Supply of Money • It is clear from the above equation that inflation is always the monetary phenomenon. • In equilibrium, e e M t Pt t • Suppose that central bank announces that money growth rate will increase starting from T .There will be a jump in price level at T . © 2007 Thomson South-Western ln M t ln Pt a jump in Pt at T ln M t ln Pt T © 2007 Thomson South-Western How the Supply and Demand for Money Determine the Equilibrium Price Level Value of 1/P Price Level, P Money supply Money, (High) 1 1 3 1.33 /4 12 / Equilibrium value of money (Low) A 2 Mt 14 / (Low) 1 L pt Equilibrium price level 4 Money demand 0 Quantity fixed by the Fed Quantity of Money (High) © 2007 Thomson South-Western An Increase in the Money Supply Value of Money, 1/P (High) MS1 MS2 1 1 1. An increase in the money supply . . . 3 2. . . . decreases the value of money . . . Price Level, P /4 12 / 1.33 A 2 B 14 / (Low) 3. . . . and increases the price level. 4 Money demand (High) (Low) 0 M1 M2 Quantity of Money © 2007 Thomson South-Western The Effects of a Monetary Injection • The Quantity Theory of Money – How the price level is determined and why it might change over time is called the quantity theory of money. • The quantity of money available in the economy determines the value of money. • The primary cause of inflation is the growth in the quantity of money. © 2007 Thomson South-Western The Classical Dichotomy and Monetary Neutrality • Nominal variables are variables measured in monetary units. • Real variables are variables measured in physical units. © 2007 Thomson South-Western The Classical Dichotomy and Monetary Neutrality • According to Hume and others, real economic variables do not change with changes in the money supply. – According to the classical dichotomy, different forces influence real and nominal variables. • Changes in the money supply affect nominal variables but not real variables. • The irrelevance of monetary changes for real variables is called monetary neutrality. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Velocity and the Quantity Equation • The velocity of money refers to the speed at which the typical dollar bill travels around the economy from wallet to wallet. V = (P Y)/M where V = velocity P = the price level Y = the quantity of output M = the quantity of money © 2007 Thomson South-Western Velocity and the Quantity Equation • Rewriting the equation gives the quantity equation: MV=PY • The quantity equation relates the quantity of money (M) to the nominal value of output (P Y). © 2007 Thomson South-Western Velocity and the Quantity Equation • The quantity equation shows that an increase in the quantity of money in an economy must be reflected in one of three other variables: – The price level must rise, – the quantity of output must rise, or – the velocity of money must fall. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Nominal GDP, the Quantity of Money, and the Velocity of Money Indexes (1960 = 100) 2,000 Nominal GDP 1,500 M2 1,000 500 Velocity 0 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 © 2007 Thomson South-Western 台灣 M1B、貨幣流通速度 velocity 10 2200 velocity 2000 M1B 1800 名目GDP 8 M1B GDP Index 1980 = 100 1600 1400 6 1200 1000 4 800 600 2 400 200 0 0 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 年 © 2007 Thomson South-Western 台灣 M2、貨幣流通速度 velocity 10 3000 8 velocity 2800 M2 2600 名目GDP 2400 M2 GDP Index 1980 = 100 2200 2000 6 1800 1600 1400 4 1200 1000 800 2 600 400 200 0 0 1961 1966 1971 1976 1981 1986 1991 1996 2001 2006 年 © 2007 Thomson South-Western Velocity and the Quantity Equation • The Equilibrium Price Level, Inflation Rate, and the Quantity Theory of Money – The velocity of money is relatively stable over time. – When the Fed changes the quantity of money, it causes proportionate changes in the nominal value of output (P Y). – Because money is neutral, money does not affect output. © 2007 Thomson South-Western CASE STUDY: Money and Prices during Four Hyperinflations • Hyperinflation is inflation that exceeds 50 percent per month. • Hyperinflation occurs in some countries because the government prints too much money to pay for its spending. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Money and Prices During Four Hyperinflations (a) Austria (b) Hungary Index (Jan. 1921 = 100) Index (July 1921 = 100) 100,000 100,000 Price level Price level 10,000 10,000 Money supply 1,000 100 Money supply 1,000 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 100 1921 1922 1923 1924 © 2007 Thomson South-Western 1925 Money and Prices During Four Hyperinflations (c) Germany (d) Poland Index (Jan. 1921 = 100) 100,000,000,000,000 1,000,000,000,000 10,000,000,000 100,000,000 1,000,000 10,000 100 1 Index (Jan. 1921 = 100) 10,000,000 Price level Money supply Price level 1,000,000 Money supply 100,000 10,000 1,000 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 100 1921 1922 1923 1924 © 2007 Thomson South-Western 1925 The Inflation Tax • When the government raises revenue by printing money, it is said to levy an inflation tax. • An inflation tax is like a tax on everyone who holds money. • The inflation ends when the government institutes fiscal reforms such as cuts in government spending. © 2007 Thomson South-Western The Fisher Effect • The Fisher effect refers to a one-to-one adjustment of the nominal interest rate to the inflation rate. • According to the Fisher effect, when the rate of inflation rises, the nominal interest rate rises by the same amount. • The real interest rate stays the same. © 2007 Thomson South-Western The Nominal Interest Rate and the Inflation Rate Percent (per year) 15 12 Nominal interest rate 9 6 Inflation 3 0 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 © 2007 Thomson South-Western THE COSTS OF INFLATION • A Fall in Purchasing Power? • Inflation does not in itself reduce people’s real purchasing power. © 2007 Thomson South-Western THE COSTS OF INFLATION • • • • • • Shoeleather costs Menu costs Relative price variability Tax distortions Confusion and inconvenience Arbitrary redistribution of wealth © 2007 Thomson South-Western Shoeleather Costs • Shoeleather costs are the resources wasted when inflation encourages people to reduce their money holdings. • Inflation reduces the real value of money, so people have an incentive to minimize their cash holdings. • Less cash requires more frequent trips to the bank to withdraw money from interest-bearing accounts. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Shoeleather Costs • The actual cost of reducing your money holdings is the time and convenience you must sacrifice to keep less money on hand. • Also, extra trips to the bank take time away from productive activities. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Menu Costs • Menu costs are the costs of adjusting prices. • During inflationary times, it is necessary to update price lists and other posted prices. • This is a resource-consuming process that takes away from other productive activities. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Confusion and Inconvenience • When the Fed increases the money supply and creates inflation, it erodes the real value of the unit of account. • Inflation causes dollars at different times to have different real values. • Therefore, with rising prices, it is more difficult to compare real revenues, costs, and profits over time. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Relative-Price Variability and the Misallocation of Resources • Inflation distorts relative prices. • Consumer decisions are distorted, and markets are less able to allocate resources to their best use. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Inflation-Induced Tax Distortion • Inflation exaggerates the size of capital gains and increases the tax burden on this type of income. • With progressive taxation, capital gains are taxed more heavily. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Inflation-Induced Tax Distortion • The income tax treats the nominal interest earned on savings as income, even though part of the nominal interest rate merely compensates for inflation. • The after-tax real interest rate falls, making saving less attractive. © 2007 Thomson South-Western How Inflation Raises the Tax Burden on Saving © 2007 Thomson South-Western A Special Cost of Unexpected Inflation: Arbitrary Redistribution of Wealth • Unexpected inflation redistributes wealth among the population in a way that has nothing to do with either merit or need. • These redistributions occur because many loans in the economy are specified in terms of the unit of account—money. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Summary • The overall level of prices in an economy adjusts to bring money supply and money demand into balance. • When the central bank increases the supply of money, it causes the price level to rise. • Persistent growth in the quantity of money supplied leads to continuing inflation. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Summary • The principle of money neutrality asserts that changes in the quantity of money influence nominal variables but not real variables. • A government can pay for its spending simply by printing more money. • This can result in an “inflation tax” and hyperinflation. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Summary • According to the Fisher effect, when the inflation rate rises, the nominal interest rate rises by the same amount, and the real interest rate stays the same. • Many people think that inflation makes them poorer because it raises the cost of what they buy. • This view is a fallacy because inflation also raises nominal incomes. © 2007 Thomson South-Western Summary • Economists have identified six costs of inflation: – – – – – – Shoeleather costs Menu costs Increased variability of relative prices Unintended tax liability changes Confusion and inconvenience Arbitrary redistributions of wealth © 2007 Thomson South-Western Summary • When banks loan out their deposits, they increase the quantity of money in the economy. • Because the Fed cannot control the amount bankers choose to lend or the amount households choose to deposit in banks, the Fed’s control of the money supply is imperfect. © 2007 Thomson South-Western