Money and Credit : Theory and Applications /

We develop a theory of money and credit as competing payment instruments, then put it to work in applications. Buyers can use cash or credit, with the former (latter) subject to the inflation tax (transaction costs). Frictions that make the choice of payment method interesting also imply equilibrium...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Liang
Other Authors: Liu, Lucy Qian, Wright, Randall
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/014
Online Access:Full text available on IMF