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Economists Are Fond of Calculating Measures of Elasticity

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Economists are fond of calculating measures of elasticity. If we calculate the income elasticity of money as the %ΔM / %ΔPY, where M is the quantity of money held and PY is nominal income, would you suspect the coefficient to be positive, negative or zero? Will the absolute value be greater or less than 1? Be sure to explain your choices.


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