Economists who accept the quantity theory of money believe that inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

According to the equation of exchange, MV=PQ. The quantity theory of money argues that V is constant and Q is independent of money supply, so that only changes in the money supply lead to inflation.

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