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The International Supply of Reserve Currency

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  • Pierpaolo Benigno

    (University of Bern)

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This paper provides insights into the historical inefficiencies and instabilities of the international monetary system, spanning from the gold standard to modern "paper" currency systems. It analyzes the historical limited supply of safe assets within the reserve currency, as indicated by positive liquidity premia, both from government and private issuance. Additionally, it explores the macroeconomic and financial instabilities of shortages in the supply of safe assets with respect to the challenges of stabilizing inflation and economic activity. Innovations stemming from the competition of cryptocurrencies and the associated blockchain technology hold the potential for improving these outcomes.

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  • Pierpaolo Benigno, 2025. "The International Supply of Reserve Currency," IMF Economic Review, Palgrave Macmillan;International Monetary Fund, vol. 73(2), pages 393-432, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:imfecr:v:73:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1057_s41308-024-00245-y
    DOI: 10.1057/s41308-024-00245-y
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    • F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General
    • F33 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions

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