Using information from a variety of sources, including our own estimates from quarterly data for each of the countries over the period 1972–1997, this paper suggests that the exchange rate will play an important role in the transmission of the impact of monetary policy through to the real...

This paper explores the role of nominal rate of return uncertainty, and inflation hedging as factors explaining the pattern of money de mand. Using U.S. quarterly data over the period 1952II-1982IV, it is shown that in conformity with theoretical considerations the nominal rate of...

This paper presents new evidence on the importance of financial innovations for the demand for currency. We use Finnish data on credit card transactions to estimate a currency demand equation which fits the data very well, implies meaningful elasticities and does not suffer from obvious...