Money and credit are key themes of Allan H. Meltzer's ground-breaking work which is celebrated in this outstanding collection of his essays and papers. Money, Credit and Policy covers the demand for money, the relation of money to output, the role of credit and debt, regulation of financial...

Aaron Sahr beleuchtet die Funktionsweise der Kreditpraxis als Verschränkung von Vertrauensbekundungen und Misstrauensmanifestationen und reflektiert dabei den Siegeszug von Derivaten ebenso wie die Bedeutung von Schattenbankstrukturen, die Rolle der Ratingagenturen und algorithmisierter...

The author studies the terms of credit in a competitive market in which sellers are willing to repeatedly finance the purchases of buyers by extending direct credit. Lenders (sellers) can commit to deliver any long-term credit contract that does not result in a payoff that is lower than that...

This paper offers a comprehensive comparison of the structure of banking and financial markets in the euro area. Based on this, several hypotheses about the role of banks in monetary policy transmission are developed. Many of the predictions that have been proposed for the U.S. are deemed...