We introduce a new channel through which US money market funds (MMFs) affect the pricing of near-money assets and measured convenience yields. Our theoretical model reveals that MMFs' strategic interactions create frictions that are exacerbated by T-bill market illiquidity. Using instrumental...

We analyze the impact of introducing a central bank-issued digital currency (CBDC) on the operational framework of monetary policy and the macroeconomy as a whole. To this end, we develop a New Keynesian model with heterogeneous banks, a frictional interbank market, a central bank with deposit...