The dissension on the mechanism of determination of interest rate is always in the center of much confusion and many controversies of monetary economics. Keynes's liquidity preference theory remains at the core of the center. This paper starts off with analyzing the inherent logic of liquidity...

We suggest a new micro-foundation of money in which markets are well-organized but consumers' preferences are stochastic. In this model, we solve for stationary equilibria and show that there is an optimum quantity of money. The rational solution of our model is compared with actual behavior in...

This paper contributes to the micro-foundation of money in centralized markets with idiosyncratic uncertainty. It shows existence of stationary monetary equilibria and ensures that there is an optimum quantity of money. The rational solution of our model is compared with actual behavior in a...