There are two general ways in which the role of fiat money has been introduced in the standard monetary search … centralized institution that favors the use of fiat money through specific transaction policies. We carry out a similar exercise … conditions for which there exist equilibria with circulating fiat money and evaluate the main differences with the results …

simultaneous search or any heterogeneity in preferences, production costs, or search technologies. A distribution of money holdings … price distribution, in turn, makes buyers indifferent across a range of money balances, rationalizing the non …-degenerate distribution of money holdings. We completely characterize the distribution of posted prices and money holdings in any equilibrium …

money holdings. Properties of equilibria are obtained analytically and equilibria are solved in closed form in a variety of … cases. Lump-sum transfers financed with money creation are welfare-enhancing when labor productivity is low whereas … preferences and the velocity of money under heterogeneous preference shocks. …

demonstrated that money is a measure of generalized power in exchange and a certification of generalized power in subsequent …