We study the optimal design of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in an environment where agents sort into cash …, CBDC and bank deposits according to their preferences over anonymity and security; and where network effects make the … deposits, and can be interest-bearing: a CBDC that closely competes with deposits depresses bank credit and output, while a …

This paper analyzes empirically differences in the size of central bank boards across countries. Defining a board as … 84 central bank boards at the end of 2003. We find that larger and more heterogeneous countries, countries with stronger …

We study the optimal design of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in an environment where agents sort into cash …, CBDC and bank deposits according to their preferences over anonymity and security; and where network effects make the … deposits, and can be interest-bearing: a CBDC that closely competes with deposits depresses bank credit and output, while a …

This paper analyzes empirically differences in the size of central bank boards across countries. Defining a board as … 84 central bank boards at the end of 2003. We find that larger and more heterogeneous countries, countries with stronger …