at the turn of the century Alfred Marshall of Cambridge University and Irving Fisher of Yale summarized the factors involved in the demand for money thus:
Demand for money : the higher our annual incomes, the more dollars of business we all will want to transact ; with various allowances for economies of scale , people hold demand at any time about in proportion to their income rate per year or month . (this transaction demand for money will be shifted downward a little at higher interest rates offered on goods bonds , savings deposits, and other close money substitutes. At higher interest you will economize on your cash balance , making each dollar turn over more rapidly.)
people also demand as a precautionary store of wealth , not wanting to put all their eggs in the basket of risky assets and wanting to be prepared for bargains or sudden expenses . this precautionary (or " asset") demand for money will be much affected by factors other than income : total wealth ;level of sacrificed interest and profit yields ; optimism ,pessimism,uncertainty about the future ; expected changes in price of goods and assets (rate of inflation ), and interest rates - all the "speculative" elements that any investments depend on .
Friday, April 17, 2009
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