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CAIE A-Level Economics 9.4.3 Quantity theory of money

Practise applying MV=PT to price-level questions, velocity changes and monetarist arguments about inflation and money growth.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Economics 9708
Level
A2

Exam points

  • use MV=PT tables to predict whether the general price level rises, falls or stays unchanged
  • explain how changes in velocity or transactions offset money-supply growth
  • link monetarist assumptions to inflation under full employment or stable velocity

9.4.3—Quantity theory of money question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

Which statement about the quantity theory of money is correct?

A

It suggests changes in liquidity preference lead to proportional changes in the price level.

B

It suggests changes in the money supply lead to proportional changes in the price level.

C

It suggests changes in the price level lead to proportional changes in liquidity preference.

D

It suggests changes in the price level lead to proportional changes in the money supply.

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