Modern and Traditional Methods for Measuring Money Supply: The Case of Saudi Arabia

This paper compares the “simple-sum” monetary aggregates (M1 and M2) published by the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) with the new monetary aggregates (D1 and D2)—known as the Divisia monetary indexes. The former aggregates are constructed from a simple accounting identity, whereas the Divisia...

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Main Authors: William A. Barnett, Ryadh M. Alkhareif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:International Journal of Financial Studies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2227-7072/3/1/49