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Is Money More Productive in a Developing Economy?
Applied Economics Letters
  • Abdur Chowdhury, Marquette University
  • Yingqui Liu, Marquette University
Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
4 p.
Publication Date
1-1-1995
Publisher
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
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Abstract

This paper tests the frequently cited hypothesis that money is more productive in a developing economy relative to a developed economy. Output elasticity of money is estimated for 20 countries over the 1977-92 sample period. These countries represent various stages of economic development. Two important conclusions can be derived from the results. First, irrespective of the monetary aggregate employed, the output elasticity of money is extremely low for all 20 countries. Second, the elasticity figure is sensitive neither to the stage of economic development in a particular country nor the period of time under consideration. Consequently, it can be argued that money does not play a more productive role in a developing economy relative to a developed economy.

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Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 2, No. 4 (1995): 118-121. DOI.

Citation Information
Abdur Chowdhury and Yingqui Liu. "Is Money More Productive in a Developing Economy?" Applied Economics Letters (1995) ISSN: 1350-4851
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/abdur_chowdhury/84/