Government Finance in a Model of Currency Substitution /

Our model is a variant of the cash-in-advance model. Goods must be purchased in the seller's currency, but currency may be traded before shopping at a cost. This cost is a measure of substitutability. The model is applied to seignorage taxation. We show that optimal money growth is positive and...

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Autore principale: Liu, Lihong
Altri autori: Sibert, Anne
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1993.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1993/080
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF