Money

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In today’s class, we will be talking about money. Enjoy the class!

CONTENT

Motives for Holding Money
Demand And Supply of Money
Elementary Quantity Theory of Money
Value of Money And Price Level

DEMAND FOR MONEY

It is the total amount of money which an individual, for various reasons, wish to hold. That is, it is the desire to hold money in terms of keeping one’s resources in liquid form rather than spending it. The demand for money in economics is known as Liquidity Preference.

MOTIVES FOR HOLDING MONEY

Reasons or motives for holding money in economics as postulated by Lord Menard Keynes are in three major ways as follows:

Transactional Motives– is when people desire to hold money in liquid or raw cash for day-to-day transactions or to meet current expenditure. That is, to cater for the interval between the receipt of incomes and their expenditures
Precautionary Motives– is when people desire to hold money in liquid form to meet up with unforeseen contingency or unexpected expenditure which may include sickness, unexpected visitors, accidents, etc.
Speculative Motives– is when people desire to hold money specifically for business transactions to embark on speculative dealings in the bond (security) market.

EVALUATION

Define demand for money
State and briefly explain the three motives for holding money

SUPPLY OF MONEY

This refers to the total amount of money available for use in the economy at a given period of time. The supply of money involves the currency in forms of banknotes and coins circulating outside the banking system as well as the bank deposits in current accounts, which can be withdrawn by cheque (i.e. bank money).

FACTORS AFFECTING SUPPLY OF MONEY

Bank Rate- is the rate of interest which the Central Bank charges the commercial banks for lending money to or borrowing from them and discounting bills.
Cash Reserve Ratio- also known as Cash or Liquidity Ratio, is the percentage of the deposits Commercial Banks are expected to keep with them. When the Cash Reserve is high, the supply of money will definitely below, and vice-versa.
Economic Situation- the Central Bank reduces the supply of money during the period of inflation and increases it during the period of deflation.
Demand for Excess Reserves- when Commercial Banks demand for excess reserves, the supply of money will increase.
Total Reserves of Central Bank- money supply is affected by the total reserve of the Central Bank. If the total reserve supplied by the Central Bank is high, the money supply will also be high, and vice-versa.

EVALUATION

Define the term supply of money
List and explain the five factors affecting the supply of money.

QUANTITY THEORY OF MONEY

The quantity theory of money was propounded by Sir Irving Fisher- an American Economist. Fisher postulated that the value of money depended on the quantity of it that is in circulation. Though this has been traditionally explained as the relationship between the quantity of money in circulation and the amount of production of goods and services within the economy. Fisher in his analysis stated that the total stock of money multiplied by the velocity of its circulation is equal to the total transactions multiplied by the price level.

The connection between money in one hand and output and price on the other can be formally stated using Fisher’s identity known as the quantity theory equation. It is stated as, MV=PT,

where M= Stands for the stock of money, V= Stands for the velocity of money, P= Stands for the average price level, T= Stands for the total volume of transaction.

Example:

From the quantity theory of money equation MV=PT. Assuming P=20, M=200,000 and T=20,000. Calculate the velocity of money (V)

Solution

MV=PT

V=PT/M

$\frac{20 \times 20, 000}{200, 000}$

V=2.

The velocity of money (circulation) is a measure of the speed at which money changes hand in the economy and is determined by the rate at which money is passed from one person to another and the length of time for which money is held in form of wealth or asset.

CRITICISMS OF THE QUANTITY THEORY OF MONEY

The following criticisms were levelled against the quantity theory of money

It was more truism than a theory
It rests mainly on the assumption that some variables are constant.
Changes in prices may be as a result of other factors not included in the theory.
Its claim to be a theory of money is wrong because it failed to discuss the effect of the rate of interest.
It emphases much on the changes in the value of money and ignores the determinants of the original value of money.
The theory did not recognize the demand for money and concentrated on the supply of money

EVALUATION

What do you understand by the quantity theory of money?
List four criticisms against the quantity theory of money.

THE VALUE OF MONEY

The value of money refers to the purchasing power of money. That is, the amount of quantity of goods and services money can buy with a given sum of money over a given period of time.

FACTORS THAT DETERMINE THE VALUE OF MONEY

The general price level
Inflation and deflation
Supply of money or velocity of money
Volume or Quantity of goods and services produced

MEASUREMENT OF VALUE OF MONEY

The value of money can be measured using the price index, which is also called the index of retail prices. An index number is a statistical measure designed to show changes in variable or group of related variables with respect to geographical location or other features such as income, profession, etc, with respect to time. It can simply be defined as a ratio of two numbers usually expressed in percentage (%).

It is calculated by determining the average change in the prices of a set of goods and services. We have the Wholesale Price Index, Consumer Price Index, GDP Price Index, Retail Price Index, Cost of Living Index, Import and Export Price Indices. The formula for calculating index number is thus:

Index Number =

$\frac{P r i c e o f t h e C u r r e n t Y e a r}{P r i c e o f t h e P r e v i o u s (B a s e) Y e a r} \times \frac{100}{1}$

Example:

Given that price of a Radio set in 2010 was N338, but rose to N362 in 2011. Calculate the price index of the radio.

Solution

$P r i c e I n d e x = \frac{P n}{P o} \times \frac{100}{1} = \frac{362}{368} \times \frac{100}{1} = 107.1 %$

Interpretation of the Result: The above result shows that the price of the radio set increased from 100% in 2010 to 107.1% in 2011, showing an overall increase of 7.1%

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