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We construct a model in which capital competes with fiat money as a medium of exchange, and establish conditions on … fundamentals under which fiat money can be both valued and socially beneficial. When the socially efficient stock of capital is too … rule, fiat money provides just enough liquidity so that agents choose to accumulate the same capital stock a social planner …
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Given estimates of shipping costs and scale economies for high-speed currency sorting, the authors investigate whether the Federal Reserve might lower its costs by reallocating the volume of sorting among its processing sites.
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Recent legislation has removed U.S. legal impediments to issuing private bank notes. At the same time, improved transaction technologies have enabled banks and other entities to issue various forms of "e-cash." Consequently, developed economies may soon see the reemergence of privately issued...
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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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The authors analyze a dual-currency search model in which agents may hold multiple units of both currencies. They study equilibria in which the two currencies are identical and equilibria in which the two currencies differ according to the magnitude of the "inflation tax" risk associated with...
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constitutes progress on the classic problem of integrating money and general equilibrium theory. We also use the model to discuss …
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show how these features interact to influence the price level (i.e., the value of money) and price dispersion. First, price …
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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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equilibrium); and price posting (competitive search equilibrium). We also extend work on the microfoundations of money by allowing …
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