Late in 1982, the growth of the money supply (MI) accelerated sharply while nominal GNP growth declined. The ratio of GNP to MI is refereed to as the "income velocity of money" and the inverse of velocity is the "demand for money." So when income growth slowed while money growth increased, it...

There are no good monetary policy options. Since policymakers must choose between alternative policies with undesirable consequences, there is no reason to assume that a single option will be selected and adhered to. Rather, policies will continue to alternate between "spurts" of monetary growth...