Lagos and Wright (2005) demonstrate how the essential properties of a money-search model are preserved in an … markets under limited commitment and private information. The analysis demonstrates clearly how insurance, credit, and money … the Friedman rule. In particular, I find that the same frictions that render money essential may at the same time operate …

order to generate a role for money and intermediation. We ask whether there is any reason to expect the emergence of a … banking sector (i.e., institutions that combine the business of money creation with the business of intermediation). In our … model the unique equilibrium is characterized, in part, by the existence of an agent that: (1) creates money (a debt …

sizeable welfare gains, arising because of the reduction in labor supply distortions. In contrast, the welfare gains coming …

taxation (consumption and estate taxes) with important welfare implications. We use three different altruistic approaches (warm …