This paper examines the implications of segmented assets markets for the real and nominal effects of monetary policy. I develop a model, in which varieties of consumption bundles are purchased sequentially. Newly injected money thus disseminates slowly through the economy via second-round...

Results from laboratory experiments using real-effort tasks provide mixed evidence on the relationship between monetary incentives and effort provision. To examine this issue, we design three experiments where subjects participate in two-player real-effort tournaments with two prizes. Experiment...

Unter Ökonomen besteht weitgehend Einigkeit darüber, daß Geldpolitik langfristig keine realwirtschaftlichen Effekte hat. Nach diesem bekannten Neutralitätsergebnis führt ein höheres Geldmengenwachstum langfristig lediglich zu höherer Inflation bei unveränderter Beschäftigung. Diese...