Poon, Ka Chun Joe. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-72). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract in Chinese --- p.ii / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / List of Tables --- p.viii / List of Figures --- p.ix / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Money and Growth --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2 --- "Social Status, Money, and Growth" --- p.9 / Chapter 3 --- One-Sector Exogenous Growth Model With Cash-In-Advance Constraints --- p.15 / Chapter 3.1 --- The Basic One-Sector Model --- p.15 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Optimization --- p.16 / Chapter 3.2 --- Extension 1 - CIA with Investment --- p.19 / Chapter 3.3 --- Extension 2 - Including Separated Social-Status Function --- p.22 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Simulation --- p.25 / Chapter 3.4 --- Extension 3 - General Utility Function --- p.28 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Optimization --- p.28 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Steady State and The Effect of Money Growth --- p.30 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- Dynamical System --- p.31 / Chapter 3.4.4 --- Simulation --- p.35 / Chapter 3.5 --- Extension 4: General Utility Function and CIA with investment --- p.38 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Optimization --- p.38 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Steady State and The Effect of Money Growth --- p.41 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Dynamical System --- p.42 / Chapter 3.5.4 --- Simulation --- p.47 / Chapter 4 --- Concluding Remarks --- p.49 / Chapter 5 --- Appendices --- p.52 / Chapter 5.1 --- Appendix 1 - Detailed Calculation of Basic One-Sector Model --- p.52 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Optimization --- p.52 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Steady State and The Effect of Money Growth --- p.53 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Dynamical System --- p.55 / Chapter 5.2 --- Appendix 2 - Detailed Calculation of Extension 1 - CIA with Investment --- p.57 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Optimization --- p.57 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Steady State and The Effect of Money Growth --- p.59 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Dynamical System --- p.60 / Chapter 5.3 --- Appendix 3 - Detailed Calculation of Extension 2 - Including Separated Social-Status Function --- p.63 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Optimization --- p.63 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Steady State and The Effect of Money Growth --- p.64 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- Dynamical System --- p.65 / References --- p.68