Lagos and Wright (2005) demonstrate how the essential properties of a money-search model are preserved in an … markets under limited commitment and private information. The analysis demonstrates clearly how insurance, credit, and money … the Friedman rule. In particular, I find that the same frictions that render money essential may at the same time operate …

This paper offers a methodological contribution to monetary theory. First, it presents a model economy with cash …

rate. Money’s role in monetary policy has been tertiary, at best. Indeed, several influential economists have suggested … that money is irrelevant for monetary policy. They suggest that central banks can control inflation by (i) controlling a … rate in order to exert greater control over longer-term rates. I offer an alternative perspective: namely, that money is …

held, and of the amount held abroad. Most macroeconomic models that address the role of outside money as a determinant of …

We examine the role of money, allowing for three competing environments: the New Keynesian model with separable utility … and static money demand; a non-separable utility variant with habit formation; and a version with adjustment costs for … holding real balances. The last two variants imply forward-looking behavior of real money balances, as it is optimal for …

, either by themselves, or alongside a stock of outside money. In each case we provide results on the existence and …

monetary policy that sought to maintain high interest rates and to restrict the growth of the money supply. Surprisingly, given …

This paper investigates the relationship between money growth, inflation, and productive activity in a general … equilibrium model where search frictions motivate the transactions role of money. The use of a multiple matching technique, where …-theoretic environment with divisible money and goods. We find that in such a setting, a positive feedback between work and shopping effort …