To broaden the scope of monetary policy, cash abolishment is often suggested as a means of breaking through the zero lower bound. However, practically nothing is said about the welfare costs of such a proposal. Rösl, Seitz and Tödter argue that the welfare costs of bypassing the zero lower...

To broaden the operational scope of monetary policy, several authors suggest cash abolition as an appropriate means of breaking through the zero lower-bound. We argue that the welfare costs of bypassing the zero lower-bound by getting rid of cash entirely are analytically equivalent to negative...

The present paper provides an overview on current developments of cash usage and issue of central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the euro area and proposes a possible design of a digital euro that allows for instant offline payments. Cash usage at the point-of-sale decreased perceptibly in the...

In this paper, we focus on the stabilizing role of cash from a society-wide perspective. Starting with conceptual remarks on the importance of money for the economy in general, special attention is paid to the unique characteristics of cash. As these become apparent especially during crisis...

Cash usage at the point-of-sale decreased perceptibly in the past years. This is mainly due to the ongoing trend towards digitalization, but there are also indications that consumers were somewhat pushed into cashless payments by government regulations and supply-side restrictions by commercial...

Seit Frühjahr 2010 wurden die Nominalzinsen im Euroraum durch eine massive Politik des billigen Geldes auf historische Tiefstände gedrückt. Gerhard Rösl, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg und Karl-Heinz Tödter, Bundesbankdirektor a.D., beschäftigen sich mit den Kosten dieser...

Seit Frühjahr 2010 wurden die Nominalzinsen im Euroraum durch eine massive Politik des billigen Geldes auf historische Tiefstände gedrückt. Gerhard Rösl, Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg und Karl-Heinz Tödter, Bundesbankdirektor a.D., beschäftigen sich mit den Kosten dieser...

In the aftermath of the global financial and economic crisis, the ECB became deeply involved in activities aimed at stabilizing the financial system, over-leveraged banks, and over-indebted governments. This article addresses the costs of these monetary policy measures, which heavily exceed the...