Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/105537 
Authors: 
Year of Publication: 
1999
Series/Report no.: 
Department of Economics Discussion Paper No. 9905
Publisher: 
University of Kent, Department of Economics, Canterbury
Abstract: 
After the adoption of more market-oriented monetary policy measures in 1980, the South African Reserve Bank primarily relied on setting predetermined growth targets for M3 to achieve its primary objective of price stability. The main purpose of this paper is to test empirically whether there exists a stable long-run demand for money function over the period 1965-1997. The empirical results suggest that there exists a stable long-run demand for money function for M3 in South Africa, while the demand for M1 and M2 display parameter instability following financial reforms since 1980. The results largely support the South African Reserve Bank's view that the M3 money stock could serve as an indicator for monetary policy.
Subjects: 
Demand for Money
Stability
Cointegration
JEL: 
C22
E41
Document Type: 
Working Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
105.35 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.