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Low key rates hurt the profits of deposit-taking institutions in a differentiated Bertrand game if there is neither a tax on banknotes, nor a limit on its quantity, nor a reduction of its quality. By making the electronic dollar the unit of account and taxing paper currency, the central bank can...
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competitive sectors—separately parameterized to match the same microdata on price flexibility—the oligopoly economy features a … parameters, output responses are five times larger. An oligopoly economy also (i) requires smaller menu costs and idiosyncratic … rationale for positive menu costs: in an oligopoly firms prefer a degree of rigidity to complete flexibility. Quantitatively …
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We study how the interaction of market power and nominal price rigidity influences inflation dynamics. We formulate a tractable model of oligopolistic competition and sticky prices and derive closed-form expressions for the pass-through of idiosyncratic and common cost shocks to firms' prices....
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A constant price level facilitates cooperation among firms whereas steady inflation and deflation rates lower firms' ability to cooperate. In an experimental market with price competition we show that both inflation and deflation signicantly reduce cooperation compared to treatments with a...
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In many markets, consumers need to sign advance contracts with upfront fees and usage-based payments. Yet they may value consumptions inconsistently over time. They tend to overconsume temptation goods (e.g., credit cards), but underconsume aversion goods (e.g., gym visits), relative to initial...
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