Muñoz, Manuel A.; Soons, Oscar - 2023
The bulk of euro-denominated cash is held for store of value purposes, with such holdings sharply increasing in times … hold cash. In our model, the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) as a store of value that is superior to … cash leads to bank disintermediation as some depositors opt for switching to CBDC based on their beliefs. While CBDC …