Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5083854 International Review of Economics & Finance 2013 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Holding money is risky due to theft. ► Monetary policy has persistent distributional effects on theft and consumption. ► Theft can alleviate consumption fluctuations arising from monetary policy. ► Depending on a stealing technology, a monetary equilibrium could be unsustainable. ► The optimal money growth rate may be positive and the Friedman rule is suboptimal.
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