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Quantity Theory of Money

Money supply × velocity equals price level × real output.

The identity MV = PQ links the money supply to nominal output. If velocity (V) and real output (Q) are stable, growth in the money supply (M) feeds directly into prices (P) — the monetarist case for why printing money causes inflation.

Formula / theory

M · V = P · Q
⇒ %ΔP ≈ %ΔM + %ΔV − %ΔQ

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