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Optimal policy in an economy with human capital where money is essential

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This paper investigates optimal policies in an economy with human capital where money is essential in trades of consumption goods. To this end, we extend the Lagos and Wright (2005) economy to incorporate human capital accumulation. (i) Since human capital accumulation is distorted by search friction as well as bargaining friction, monetary policy alone cannot achieve the first-best allocation. In our preferred setting, (ii) subsidies to human capital investment are required for the first-best optimum. (iii) The Friedman rule is still optimal.

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  • Jeong, Minhyeon, 2015. "Optimal policy in an economy with human capital where money is essential," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 103-107.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:136:y:2015:i:c:p:103-107
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2015.09.016
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    Keywords

    Human capital; Optimal policy; The Friedman rule;
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    JEL classification:

    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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