The Macroeconomics of De-Cashing

March 27, 2017

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Alexei P Kireyev. The Macroeconomics of De-Cashing, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2017) accessed December 21, 2024

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Summary

The paper presents a simple framework for the analysis of the macroeconomic implications of de-cashing. Defined as replacing paper currency with convertible deposits, de-cashing would affect all key macroeconomic sectors. The overall macreconomic impact of de-cashing would depend on the balance of growth-enhancing and growth-constraining factors. Starting from a traditional saving-investment balance, the paper develops a four-sector macroeconomic framework. It is purely illustrative and is designed to provide a roadmap for a systematic evaluation of de-cashing. The framework is disaggregated into the real, fiscal, monetary, and external sectors and potential implications of de-cashing are then identified in each sector. Finally, the paper draws a balance on possible positive and negative macroeconomic implications of de-cashing, and proposes policies capable of augmenting its economic and social benefits, while reducing potential costs.

Subject: Balance of payments, Banking, Currencies, Current account, Digital currencies, Monetary base, Money, Revenue administration, Technology

Keywords: Balance of payments, Bank money, Cash, Cash transaction, Currencies, Currency, Currency demand, Current account, Demonetization, Digital currencies, Eliminated currency printing, Global, Interest rate, Monetary base, Monetary value, Surrogate currency, Transferable deposit, Unit of account, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

26
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Series:

Working Paper No. 2017/071
Stock No:

WPIEA2017071
ISBN:

9781475589252
ISSN:

1018-5941

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