Chapter 12 Key Terms Flashcards
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quantity theory of money
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A theory that the quantity of money avalible determines the price level and that the growth rate in the quantity of money avalible determines the inflation rate.
2
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nominal variables
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variables measured in monetary units
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Real variables
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variables measured in physical units
4
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classical dichotomy
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the theoretical separation of nominal and real variables
5
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monetary neutrility
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the proposition that changes in the money supply do not affect real variables