A banking explanation of the US velocity of money: 1919–2004

Benk, Szilard, Gillman, Max and Kejak, Michal 2009. A banking explanation of the US velocity of money: 1919–2004. [Working Paper]. Cardiff Economics Working Papers, Cardiff: Cardiff University.

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Abstract

The paper shows that US GDP velocity of M1 money has exhibited long cycles around a 1.25% per year upward trend, during the 1919-2004 period. It explains the velocity cycles through shocks constructed from a DSGE model and annual time series data (Ingram et al., 1994). Model velocity is stable along the balanced growth path, which features endogenous growth and decentralized banking hat produces exchange credit. Positive shocks to credit productivity and money supply increase velocity, as money demand falls, while positive goods productivity shock raises temporary output and velocity. The paper explains such velocity volatility at both business cycle and long run frequencies. With filtered velocity turning negative, starting during the 1930s and the 1987 crashes, and again around 2003, results suggest that the money and credit shocks appear to be more important for velocity during less stable times and the goods productivity shock more important during stable times.

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Publisher:	Cardiff University
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	30 March 2016
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2015 14:47
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/77840

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