Chapter Four A PowerPoint  Tutorial to Accompany macroeconomics, 5th ed. N. Gregory Mankiw Mannig J. Simidian ® CHAPTER FOUR Money and Inflation

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Fiduciair (fiat) geld: heeft geen intrinsieke Waarde, maar moet het hebben van vertrouwen Goederen geld: geld met intrinsieke waarde Voorbeeld: gouden standaard

Chapter Four De maatschappelijke geldhoeveelheid (M1): 1.Chartaal geld, de hoeveelheid munt en papiergeld in handen van het publiek 2.Giraal geld: direct opeisbare vorderingen op geldscheppende instelling binnenlandse liquiditeitenmassa M3 : M1 + Brede geldhoeveelheid die bestaat uit chartaal en giraal geld, deposito’s en substituten van deposito’s. Toelichting: Deposito’s met een looptijd tot en met twee jaar en met een opzegtermijn tot en met drie maanden. Substituten van deposito’s zijn aandelen/participaties in geldmarktfondsen, schuldbewijzen met een looptijd tot en met twee jaar en repo’s.

Chapter Four Open marktbeleid: Kopen verkopen van waardepapieren (swaps). Veranderingen rente (disconto) geldmarktkasreserveregeling

Chapter Four Definitievergelijking Money  Velocity = Price  Output M  V = P  Y De V is cruciaal: omloopsnelheid van het geld

Chapter Four M/P is de reele geldhoeveelheid (real money balances) Vraagfunctie van geld dat mensen willen aanhouden is (fischer anders geschreven: Mensen willen een bepaald deel ( k) van hun nominaal inkomen aanhouden (Y*P) aanhouden. De reele vraag wordt dan: M d = k Y*P Relatie geldvraag en fischer (blz 103): (M/P) d = k Y

Chapter Four The money demand function is like the demand function for a particular good. Here the “good” is the convenience of holding real money balances. Higher income leads to a greater demand for real money balances. The money demand equation offers another way to view the quantity equation (MV= PY) where V = 1/ k. This shows the link between the demand for money and the velocity of money. When people hold a lot of money for each dollar of income ( k is large), money changes hands infrequently (V is small). Conversely, when people want to hold only a little money ( k is small), money changes hands frequently (V is large). In other words, the money demand parameter k and the velocity of money V are opposite sides of the same coin.

Chapter Four The Assumption of Constant Velocity The quantity equation can be viewed as a definition: it defines velocity V as the ratio of nominal GDP, PY, to the quantity of money M. But, if we make the assumption that the velocity of money is constant, then the quantity equation MV=PY becomes a useful theory of the effects of money. So, let’s hold it constant! MV = PY

Chapter Four Three building blocks that determine the economy’s overall level of prices: 1)The factors of production and the production function determine the level of output Y. 2)The money supply determines the nominal value of output, PY. This follows from the quantity equation and the assumption that the velocity of money is fixed. 3)The price level P is then the ratio of the nominal value of output, PY, to the level of output Y.

Chapter Four In other words, if Y is fixed (from Chapter 3) because it depends on the growth in the factors of production and on technological progress, and we just made the assumption that velocity is constant, or in percentage change form: MV = PY % Change in M + % Change in V = % Change in P + % Change in Y if V is fixed and Y is fixed, then it reveals that % Change in M is what induces % Changes in P. The quantity theory of money states that the central bank, which controls the money supply, has the ultimate control over the inflation rate. If the central bank keeps the money supply stable,the price level will be stable. If the central bank increases the money supply rapidly, the price level will rise rapidly.

Chapter Four The revenue raised through the printing of money is called seigniorage. When the government prints money to finance expenditure, it increases the money supply. The increase in the money supply, in turn, causes inflation. Printing money to raise revenue is like imposing an inflation tax.

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Economists call the interest rate that the bank pays the nominal interest rate and the increase in your purchasing power the real interest rate. This shows the relationship between the nominal interest rate and the rate of inflation, where r is real interest rate, i is the nominal interest rate and  is the rate of inflation, and remember that  is simply the percentage change of the price level P. Economists call the interest rate that the bank pays the nominal interest rate and the increase in your purchasing power the real interest rate. This shows the relationship between the nominal interest rate and the rate of inflation, where r is real interest rate, i is the nominal interest rate and  is the rate of inflation, and remember that  is simply the percentage change of the price level P. r = i – 

Chapter Four The Fisher Equation illuminates the distinction between the real and nominal rate of interest. Fisher Equation: i = r +  Actual (Market) Nominal rate of interest Real rate of interest Inflation The one-to-one relationship between the inflation rate and the nominal interest rate is the Fisher Effect. It shows that the nominal interest can change for two reasons: because the real interest rate changes or because the inflation rate changes.

Chapter Four % Change in M + % Change in V = % Change in P + % Change in Y % Change in M + % Change in V =  + % Change in Y i = r +  The quantity theory and the Fisher equation together tell us how money growth affects the nominal interest rate. According to the quantity theory, an increase in the rate of money growth of one percent causes a 1% increase in the rate of inflation. According to the Fisher equation, a 1% increase in the rate of inflation in turn causes a 1% increase in the nominal interest rates. Here is the exact link between our two familiar equations: The quantity equation in percentage change form and the Fisher equation.

Chapter Four The real interest rate the borrower and lender expect when a loan is made is called the ex ante real interest rate. The real interest rate that is actually realized is called the ex post real interest rate. Although borrowers and lenders cannot predict future inflation with certainty, they do have some expectation of the inflation rate. Let  denote actual future inflation and  e the expectation of future inflation. The ex ante real interest rate is i -  e, and the ex post real interest rate is i -  The two interest rates differ when actual inflation  differs from expected inflation  e. How does this distinction modify the Fisher effect? Clearly the nominal interest rate cannot adjust to actual inflation, because actual inflation is not known when the nominal interest rate is set. The nominal interest rate can adjust only to expected inflation. The next slide presents a more precise version of the the Fisher effect.

Chapter Four i = r +  e i = r +  e i= r+ eeee The ex ante real interest rate r is determined by equilibrium in the market for goods and services, as described by the model in Chapter 3. The nominal interest rate i moves one-for-one with changes in expected inflation  e.

Chapter Four The quantity theory (MV = PY) is based on a simple money demand function: it assumes that the demand for real money balances is proportional to income. But, we need another determinant of the quantity of money demanded– the nominal interest rate. The nominal interest rate is the opportunity cost of holding money: it is what you give up by holding money instead of bonds. So, the new general money demand function can be written as: (M/P) d = L(i, Y) This equation states that the demand for the liquidity of real money balances is a function of income (Y) and the nominal interest rate (i). The higher the level of income Y, the greater the demand for real money balances.

Chapter Four The inconvenience of reducing money holding is metaphorically called the shoe-leather cost of inflation, because walking to the bank more often induces one’s shoes to wear out more quickly. When changes in inflation require printing and distributing new pricing information, then, these costs are called menu costs. Another cost is related to tax laws. Often tax laws do not take into consideration inflationary effects on income.

Chapter Four Unanticipated inflation is unfavorable because it arbitrarily redistributes wealth among individuals. For example, it hurts individuals on fixed pensions. Often these contracts were not created in real terms by being indexed to a particular measure of the price level. There is a benefit of inflation– many economists say that some inflation may make labor markets work better. They say it “greases the wheels” of labor markets.

Chapter Four Hyperinflation is defined as inflation that exceeds 50 percent per month, which is just over 1% a day. Costs such as shoe-leather and menu costs are much worse with hyperinflation– and tax systems are grossly distorted. Eventually, when costs become too great with hyperinflation, the money loses its role as store of value, unit of account and medium of exchange. Bartering or using commodity money becomes prevalent.

Chapter Four Economists call the separation of the determinants of real and nominal variables the classical dichotomy. It suggests that changes in the money supply do not influence real variables. This irrelevance of money for real variables is called monetary neutrality. For the purpose of studying long-run issues-- monetary neutrality is approximately correct.

Chapter Four Inflation Hyperinflation Money Store of value Unit of account Medium of exchange Fiat money Commodity money Gold Standard Money supply Monetary policy Central Bank Federal Reserve Open-market operations Currency Demand deposits Quantity equation Transactions velocity of money Income velocity of money Real money balances Money demand function Quantity theory of money Seigniorage Nominal and real interest rates Fisher equation Fisher effect Ex ante and ex post real interest rates Shoeleather costs Menu costs Real and nominal variables Classical dichotomy Monetary neutrality