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held, and of the amount held abroad. Most macroeconomic models that address the role of outside money as a determinant of …
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This paper presents a new method to estimate the amount of U.S. currency held abroad. The method exploits the fact the Federal Reserve System is the major processor of currency for depository institutions. The method exploits differentials across denominations in the ratios of shipments to...
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circulation low quality subsidiary coins, and (iii) the numerous official resolutions banning the exporting of fractional money …
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environment, I show that higher inflation induces some buyers to spend their money faster by frontloading their consumption …I study the effects of inflation on the purchasing behavior of buyers in an economy where money is essential for … increases, agents try to spend their money holdings speedily. The standard framework fails to capture this kind of effect (see …
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Bank reserves in the United States increased dramatically at the end of 2008. Subsequent asset purchase programs in 2009 and 2011 more than doubled the quantity of reserves outstanding. These events required major adjustments in banks' balance sheets. We study the evolution of reserve holdings...
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The Shadow Open Market Committee was formed in 1973 in response to rising inflation and the apparent unwillingness of U.S. policymakers to implement policies necessary to maintain price stability. This paper describes how the Committee's policy views differed from those of most Federal Reserve...
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The rational expectations revolution made clear that a complete macro model requires a specification of the government's economic policy. We argue that monetary policy should be conducted in such a way that the market can predict policy actions. An implication of market success in predicting...
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This study offers a historical review of the monetary policy reform of October 6, 1979, and discusses the influences behind it and its significance. We lay out the record from the start of 1979 through the spring of 1980, relying almost exclusively upon contemporaneous sources, including the...
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