• Title of article

    Money,intermediation,andbanking$

  • Author/Authors

    DavidAndolfatto، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2008
  • Pages
    6
  • From page
    289
  • To page
    294
  • Abstract
    The businessofmoneycreationisconceptuallydistinctfromthatofintermediation.Yet, these twoactivitiesarefrequently—but notalways—combined togetherintheformofa bankingsystem.Wedevelopasimplemodeltoexaminethequestion:Whenisbanking essential?Thereisaroleformoneyduetoalackofrecord-keepingandarolefor intermediation duetotheexistenceofprivateinformation:bothmoneyand intermediation areessential.Whenmonitoringcostsassociatedwithintermediation are sufficientlylow,thetwoactivitiescanbeseparatedfromoneanother.However, when monitoringcostsaresufficientlyhigh,abankingsystemthatcombinesthesetwo activities isessential
  • Keywords
    MoneyIntermediationBanking
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Serial Year
    2008
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Record number

    846293