Titel:When Does the Introduction of a New Currency Improve Welfare?
Autor:Fuchs, Max
Weitere Verfasser:Michaelis, Jochen
Veröffentlicht:2021
URI:https://archiv.ub.uni-marburg.de/es/2024/0682
URN: urn:nbn:de:hebis:04-es2024-06828
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17192/es2024.0682
ISSN: 1867-3678
DDC:330 Wirtschaft
Publikationsdatum:2024-01-19
Lizenz:https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0

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Schlagwörter:
digital money, welfare comparison, dual currency regime

Summary:
In recent years, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin have emerged, in upcoming years, corporate currencies such as Libra (Diem) and central bank digital currencies will emerge even in low-inflation developed economies. Using the dual currency search model of Kiyotaki and Wright (1993), we show how the introduction of a supplement to traditional money affects average utility. The room for a welfare improvement depends on differences in returns and costs, but, in particular, on the fraction of cash traders who will be replaced by digital money traders.


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