Get the monthly data from 1976 to 2009 on the M2 (gross) monetary aggregate (CANSIM series V41552796)

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Get the monthly data from 1976 to 2009 on the M2 (gross) monetary aggregate (CANSIM series V41552796) and the three-month T-bill rate (series V122531) from the Textbook Resources area of the MyEconLab.

a. Calculate the annual money growth rate, using the formula

21+1 'w/cw 'W/CW - +W) X 001 = 'r

b. Plot the monetary growth rate, µt, and the nominal interest rate,it

c. What is the correlation coefficient between the money growth, µt, and the nominal interest rate, i? Do you find anything interesting?

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The Economics Of Money Banking And Financial Markets

ISBN: 9780321584717

4th Canadian Edition

Authors: Frederic S. Mishkin, Apostolos Serletis

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