Considered as an axiomatic basis of classical, neoclassical, and monetarist
theories, the long-run money neutrality assumption does not always seem to be
verified. Indeed, in our view, the money, in the sense of M2, can constitute
a long-run channel of growth transmission. Thus, this paper examines the
long-term relationship among money supply (M2), income (GDP), and prices
(CPI). The subprime crisis in 2007 has shown that the demand for money does
not only meet motives of transaction, precaution, and speculation but also of
fictional or quasi-fictional future demands due to the fact that they are
created without real counterparts. The capacity of production systems in
developed countries to respond to increases in money supply by creating more
wealth, involves the assumption of money neutrality in the long-run. However,
in developing countries, the excess of money supply may lead to inflation
trends. The present study has confirmed the long-term non-neutrality of money
supply in the USA, and its neutrality in Gabon and Morocco.
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