Das vergangene Jahr hat uns ein neues Schuldverschreibungsgesetz beschert.1Dadurch wurde das alte „Gesetz betreffend die gemeinsamen Rechte derBesitzer von Schuldverschreibungen“ vom 14. 12. 18992 abgelöst, dempraktisch keine große Bedeutung zukam. Einen Vorläufer haben diese Gesetzeim...

The paper combines a brief review of basic monetary theory, a discussion of the critical monetary and banking experience underwent by Argentina between 1980 and 2002, an essay on the stability of velocity of circulation and a proposal for reform. Our thesis is that after a hyperinflation episode...

This paper presents an integrated theory of money and banking. I address the following question: when both individuals and banks have private information, what is the optimal way to settle debts? I develop a dynamic model with micro-founded roles for banks and a medium of exchange. I establish...

Woodford (2003) describes a popular class of neo-Wicksellian models in which monetary policy is characterized by an interest-rate rule, and the money market and financial institutions are typically not even modeled. Critics contend that these models are incomplete and unsuitable for...

Traditional monetary theory has largely ignored the role ofbank equity. Bank-centered accounts of how monetarypolicy affects the real economy usually focus on the role ofreserves and reserve requirements in determining the volumeof demand deposits and, in the case of the bank lendingchannel,...