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    Reed Thomas Aleck

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    After the 2008 recession, the Federal Reserve initiated an aggressive policy of monetary easing. In this study, I examine the relationship between money supply growth and inflation using Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE-All) as my measure of inflation. I develop univariate regression models with M1, M2, and MZM as the independent variables and PCE-All as the dependent variable. I test the hypothesis that the slope coefficients are positive and statistically significant (T-Stats > 2). I also forecast 2018 PCE-All inflation rates to determine the forecasting accuracy of the models. My forecasts also take into account the root mean square forecasting error (RMSE).

    Publication Date

    4-24-2019

    Project Designation

    Independent Research

    Primary Advisor

    Tony S. Caporale, Robert D. Dean

    Primary Advisor's Department

    Economics and Finance

    Keywords

    Stander Symposium project

    Money Supply Growth and Inflation Trends Post 2008 Recession: A Closer Look at the PCE Inflation Index

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