Author(s)
El-Shagi, Makram / Zheng, Yizhuang
Abstract
In this paper we reexamine the literature on money demand in China published both in English and Chinese language. Over the past 30 years - starting with the paper by Chow (1987) there has been a regular stream of papers assessing the Chinese money demand function. The literature is mostly focusing on income elasticity, stability, and - which is special for China - the adequate choice and quality of data. In particular regarding stability of money demand, we find a substantial publication bias towards rejecting stability. When controlling for publication bias, and focusing on longer time periods, our paper strongly suggests stable long run money demand in China.
Keywords
El-Shagi, M. / Zheng, Y.: Money Demand in China - A Meta Analysis, in: Emerging Markets, Finance and Trade, Vol. 58 (1), pp. 145-163, 2022