The Political Economy of Seigniorage /

While most economists agree that seigniorage is one way governments finance deficits, there is less agreement about the political, institutional, and economic reasons for relying on it. This paper investigates the main determinants of seigniorage using panel data on about 100 countries, for the peri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aisen, Ari
Other Authors: Veiga, Francisco Jose
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/175
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Online Access:Full text available on IMF