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BPEA | 1976 No. 1

Some Problems of Money Demand

Jared J. Enzler,
JJE
Jared J. Enzler Staff, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
John Paulus, and
JP
John Paulus Staff, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Lewis Johnson
LJ
Lewis Johnson Staff, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

1976, No. 1


THE CURRENT ECONOMIC upturn has been characterized by unusually low
rates of money growth relative to the increase in nominal gross national
product. Even more surprising, the unusual rise in velocity has occurred
while short-term interest rates have remained largely unchanged or even
fallen slightly (see table 1).

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