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We revisit classic questions concerning the effects of money on investment in a new framework: a two-sector model where …
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analyze an economy where there is no transaction demand for money balances: Money is a mere unit of account. We determine a … transaction role for money. In the absence of menu costs, the Friedman rule is optimal. In the presence of menu costs, the optimal …
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I study random-matching economies where at money coexists with real assets, and no restrictions are imposed on payment … the usefulness of at money. The liquidity of the real asset, as measured by its transaction velocity, is shown to depend …
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goal of targeting inflation rates. A central theme of all three works is the desirability of abstracting from money demand … in the analysis of monetary policy. In our review we focus the bulk of our discussion on the absence of money in these …
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model with divisible money, we show how this choice matters for important results such as the ability of the optimal …
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investment, a variable that is usually a key predictor of recessions and recoveries. …
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money coexists with a real asset, and no restrictions are imposed on payment arrangements. The liquidity of the real asset …
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I extend and discuss the model of asset liquidity by Lester, Postlewaite, and Wright (2007, 2008). I consider a model with decentralized trades in which claims on a real and divisible asset serve as means of payment. A recognizability problem is introduced by assuming that the claims on the...
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This paper develops a model of currency circulation under asymmetric information. Agents are heterogeneous and trade in bilateral matches. Coins are intrinsically valuable and are available in two weights, light and heavy. We characterize the equilibrium under complete information and under...
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The authors construct a model with private information in which consumers write dynamic contracts with financial intermediaries.
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