This paper studies the launching of a new fiat currency within a search-theoretic framework. We show that legal tender laws may not be sufficient to guarantee the acceptability of the new currency, and that the withdrawal of a large fraction of the competing currency is essential to avoid the...

This article addresses the difficulty introducing a new currency into a domestic economy. The aim is to study how a government can influence private agents in their decision to accept, or reject a new fiat currency. Different historical examples teach us that some conditions must be fulfilled...