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Journal of Finance Vol. 29 No. 3 1974

EFFICIENT CAPITAL MARKETS AND THE QUANTITY THEORY OF MONEY

Richard V.L. Cooper

Ian's Friends Foundation

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between the money supply and returns to holding common stock. A primary reason for undertaking this investigation is the apparent contradiction between two hypotheses that have been given considerable attention to the literature: the quantity theory of money and the efficient capital markets hypothesis.

DOI
10.1111/j.1540-6261.1974.tb01489.x
Volume
29
Issue
3
Pages
887-908
Language
en
Sources
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