Of Hume, Thornton, the Quantity Theory, and the Phillips Curve

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Thomas M. Humphrey

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Date Written: 1982

Abstract

Many economists would agree no doubt that the strict classical quantity theory of money is logically incompatible with the concept of a stable, long-run Philips curve tradeoff between output and inflation.

Suggested Citation

Humphrey, Thomas M., Of Hume, Thornton, the Quantity Theory, and the Phillips Curve (1982). FRB Richmond Economic Review, Vol. 68, No. 6, November/December 1982, pp. 13-18, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2120005

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