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1 Lectures in Macroeconomics- Charles W. Upton The Basics of the Demand for Money

2 2 A Simple Example $100 a week income Plan to Spend $10 a day (Monday to Sunday) Interest Rate 0.15% per day Cost of each bank transaction (both bank charge and shoe leather charge) is 6¢

3 The Basics of the Demand for Money 3 Four Strategies

4 The Basics of the Demand for Money 4 Four Strategies

5 The Basics of the Demand for Money 5 Four Strategies

6 The Basics of the Demand for Money 6 Four Strategies

7 The Basics of the Demand for Money 7 Four Strategies

8 The Basics of the Demand for Money 8 The Demand for Money, Day by Day $20

9 The Basics of the Demand for Money 9 Prices Double

10 The Basics of the Demand for Money 10 Prices Double

11 The Basics of the Demand for Money 11 Prices Double

12 The Basics of the Demand for Money 12 Prices Double Conclusion: No change in Cash Management Strategy, but doubling of demand for Money

13 The Basics of the Demand for Money 13 Implications The demand for real money balances, measured in terms of purchasing power, does not change with the price level.

14 The Basics of the Demand for Money 14 Implications The demand for real money balances, measured in terms of purchasing power, does not change with the price level. The demand for nominal money balances, measured in terms of pictures of George Washington, changes in direct proportion to the price level

15 The Basics of the Demand for Money 15 Your Income Doubles Income Doubles A trip to the bank may either –Remain at 6¢ –Double to 12¢

16 The Basics of the Demand for Money 16 A Doubling of Income

17 The Basics of the Demand for Money 17 A Doubling of Income

18 The Basics of the Demand for Money 18 The Demand for Money

19 The Basics of the Demand for Money 19 The Demand for Money The demand for money rises with income, but whether it rises in proportion to income is open to debate.

20 The Basics of the Demand for Money 20 End ©2005 Charles W. Upton. All rights reserved


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