Download This PaperA Model of Fiat Money and Barter
28 Pages Posted: 8 Jul 2000
Date Written: November 1994
Abstract
We present an infinite horizon model with capital in which fiat money and barter are two competing means of payment. Fiat money has value because barter is limited by the extent of a double coincidence of wants. The pattern of exchange generally involves both money and barter. We find that the Chicago rule is sufficient for Pareto efficiency, while nominal interest smoothing is necessary. For a specific utility function we provide a complete characterization of the patterns of exchange and calculate the range of inflation rates over which a stationary monetary equilibrium exists.
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Hayashi, Fumio and Matsui, Akihiko, A Model of Fiat Money and Barter (November 1994). NBER Working Paper No. w4919, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=226610
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