You have been told that the money demand function in the United States has been unstable since the late 1970 . To investigate this problem, you collect data on the real money supply ( m=M / P ; where M is $M _ { 1 }$ and P is the GDP deflator), (real) gross domestic product (G D P) and the nominal interest rate (R) . Next you consider estimating the demand for money using the following alternative functional forms:
(i) $\quad m = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } \times G D P + \beta _ { 2 } \times R + u$
(ii) $\quad m = \beta _ { 0 } \times G D P ^ { \beta _ { 1 } } \times R ^ { \beta _ { 2 } } \times e ^ { u }$
(iii) $\quad m = \beta _ { 0 } \times G D P ^ { \beta _ { 1 } } \times ( 1 + R ) ^ { \beta _ { 2 } } \times e ^ { u }$
Give an interpretation for $\beta _ { 1 } \text { and } \beta _ { 2 }$ in each case. How would you calculate the income elasticity in case (i)?

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You have been told that the money demand function in the United States has been unstable since the late 1970 . To investigate this problem, you collect data on the real money supply (  m=M / P ; where  M  is $M _ { 1 }$ and  P  is the GDP deflator), (real) gross domestic product  (G D P)  and the nominal interest rate  (R) . Next you consider estimating the demand for money using the following alternative functional forms:
(i) $\quad m = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } \times G D P + \beta _ { 2 } \times R + u$
(ii) $\quad m = \beta _ { 0 } \times G D P ^ { \beta _ { 1 } } \times R ^ { \beta _ { 2 } } \times e ^ { u }$
(iii) $\quad m = \beta _ { 0 } \times G D P ^ { \beta _ { 1 } } \times ( 1 + R ) ^ { \beta _ { 2 } } \times e ^ { u }$
Give an interpretation for $\beta _ { 1 } \text { and } \beta _ { 2 }$ in each case. How would you calculate the income elasticity in case (i)?

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The Answer of You have been told that the money demand function in the United States has been unstable since the late 1970 . To investigate this problem, you collect data on the real money supply (  m=M / P ; where  M  is $M _ { 1 }$ and  P  is the GDP deflator), (real) gross domestic product  (G D P)  and the nominal interest rate  (R) . Next you consider estimating the demand for money using the following alternative functional forms:
(i) $\quad m = \beta _ { 0 } + \beta _ { 1 } \times G D P + \beta _ { 2 } \times R + u$
(ii) $\quad m = \beta _ { 0 } \times G D P ^ { \beta _ { 1 } } \times R ^ { \beta _ { 2 } } \times e ^ { u }$
(iii) $\quad m = \beta _ { 0 } \times G D P ^ { \beta _ { 1 } } \times ( 1 + R ) ^ { \beta _ { 2 } } \times e ^ { u }$
Give an interpretation for $\beta _ { 1 } \text { and } \beta _ { 2 }$ in each case. How would you calculate the income elasticity in case (i)?

You Have Been Told That the Money Demand Function in the United