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On the Micro-foundations of Money: The Capitol Hill Baby-Sitting Co-op

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Thorsten Hens (University of Zurich)
Klaus Reiner Schenk-Hoppé (University of Copenhagen Institute of Economics)
Bodo Vogt (University of Bielefeld)

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This paper contributes to the micro-foundation of money in centralized markets with idiosyncratic uncertainty. It shows existence of stationary monetary equilibria and ensures that there is an optimum quantity of money. The rational solution of our model is compared with actual behavior in a laboratory experiment. The experiment gives support to the theoretical approach.

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Paper provided by University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics in its series Discussion Papers with number 03-35.

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Date of creation: Jun 2003
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Keywords: micro foundations of money; optimal quantity of money;

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C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
C92 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Group Behavior
E40 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - General
E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System

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