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The Barnett Critique

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  • William A. Barnett

    (Department of Economics, University of Kansas and Center for Financial Stability, New York City)

  • Hyun Park

    (Department of Economics, University of Kansas)

  • Sohee Park

    (Department of Economics, University of Kansas)

Abstract

This working paper is the initial version of an entry invited for inclusion in the Encyclopedia of Social Sciences, to be published open access by MDPI.

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  • William A. Barnett & Hyun Park & Sohee Park, 2021. "The Barnett Critique," WORKING PAPERS SERIES IN THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS 202115, University of Kansas, Department of Economics, revised Jun 2021.
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    Keywords

    Divisia monetary aggregates; demand for money; Barnett critique; index number theory; aggregation theory.;
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    JEL classification:

    • E4 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates
    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
    • E5 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers

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