The Gambia : demand for broad money and implications for monetary policy conduct

The Gambia : demand for broad money and implications for monetary policy conduct / prepared by Subramanian S. Sriram.

This paper evaluates the demand for broad money (M2) in The Gambia for January 1988-June 2007. There appears to be a long-run relationship for demand for real M2, but the relationship is not stable. Exogenous output shocks, financial innovation, changes in income velocity, and inadequate data qualit...

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Main Author: Sriram, Subramanian S. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2009.
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/09/192.
Subjects:
Demand for money > Gambia > Econometric models.
Monetary policy > Gambia > Econometric models.
Banks and banking > Gambia > Econometric models.
Banks and banking > Econometric models
Demand for money > Econometric models
Monetary policy > Econometric models
Gambia
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Introduction; II. Country Characteristics, Macroeconomic Performance, and Financial Sector Development; A. Country Characteristics; B. Macroeconomic Performance; Figures; 1. Real GDP Growth, 1988-2007; 2. Average Inflation, 1988-2007; C. Financial Sector Development; 3. Exchange Rate Developments, 1988-2007; 4. Real Lending Rates and Interest Rate Spreads, 1988-2007; 5. Measures of Financial Deepening, 1988-2007; III. Present Monetary Policy Framework; 6. Reserve Requirements, 2001-07; 7. Rediscount Rate, 2001-07; IV. Model Specification; A. General Framework.
  • B. Model Specification for Long-Run Demand for Real M2 in The GambiaFunctional relationship; Justification on selection of variables; Expected signs of coefficients; V. Estimation of Long-Run Demand for Real M2; A. Unit Root Tests; B. Cointegration Tests; Text Tables; 1. Unit Root Test Results; 2. Cointegration and Weak-Exogeneity Test Results; VI. Policy Implicatoins; 8. Money Multiplier, January 1988-June 2007; 9. Growth in Broad Money and Inflation, January 1988-June 2007; 3. De Jure Monetary Policy Frameworks in Sub-Saharan Africa; VII. Conclusions; References; Appendices.
  • 1. Financial Sector Developments, 1985-June 20072. Reserve Requirements in Various Countries, 2008; 3. Data Specifications and Data Sources; 4. Graphical Representation of Various Variables Employed; 5. Diagnostic Test Results for the Cointegration Relationship; 6 Graphical Presentation of Diagnostic Test Results; 7. Parameter Constancy Tests; 8. Chow Tests.

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