Abstract
In the identity of exchange I distinguish between currency and bank payments on one side and several types of transactions and the transfer of idle money on the other. An attempt is made to measure these variables, with varying success. On the payments side I argue that currency velocity is constant (and low) and that the vast rise of bank money velocity is largely due to increased short-term investment of idle funds. The results suggest an upward shift in the level of transactions in 1968–1972, which I attribute to changes in the international role of the dollar.
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