5.3

Money Growth and Inflation

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The Quantity Theory of Money

Key assumptions (long run)

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Money growth and inflation in the AD-AS model

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Continuous money growth shifts AD right repeatedly, raising the price level each time

Hyperinflation

Velocity of money

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