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    Statistical Methods in Estimating the Demand for and Supply of in Ethiopia
    (Addis Abeba university, 1988-05) Atnafu, Teklewold; Kidane, Asmerom(Professer)
    Durinq the past foux O.oca<'1es, a bo<'1y of econometric techniquE"; (l.esigneCl to deal \'li th the problem of single equation estimation as well as sil'mltaneous-c'1uations bias has been develoned and applied to a variety oE economic relationships. Such methods had \·lide application in present day develope~ countries. HOI'lever, there has been very little attempt to apply these techniqu~s to empirical relationshir>s describina the roonotarv "octor of oHveloninq countries in qeneral ani:! :Rthiopia in particular. The maj or purpose of tho study 113, th8 re fore, 1. to for);'ulatc a mathematical f'lodel descrihing the various sectors of the economy with more emnhasis on the role of money supply, 2. to apply various econometric methods and compare the1r relative efficiency in explaining the emnirical relations; 3. to identify the significant explanatory variables that are important in explaining variations in supply of mon8Y and <'leman"!. for money in Eth1opia1 4. to test a structural model of the monetary sector by first specifyina demand for and sumly of money and the interrelation Lilith other economic variables 0 The relevant t1me series data is collect9d from the Quarterly Bulletin published by the Nat10nal Bank of Ethiopia