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Would a State Monopoly over Money Creation Allow for a Reduction of National Debt? A Study of the “Seigniorage Argument” in Light of the “100% Money” Debates

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This chapter discusses the "seigniorage argument" in favor of public money issuance, according to which public finances could be improved if the state more fully exercised the privilege of money creation, which is, today, largely shared with private banks. (...)

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  • Samuel Demeulemeester, 2020. "Would a State Monopoly over Money Creation Allow for a Reduction of National Debt? A Study of the “Seigniorage Argument” in Light of the “100% Money” Debates," Post-Print hal-02495683, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02495683
    DOI: 10.1108/S0743-41542020000038A010
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    Keywords

    Chicago Plan; Seigniorage; Irving Fisher; Public Debt; Money Creation; 100% Money;
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    JEL classification:

    • B22 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Macroeconomics
    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers
    • E69 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Other
    • H60 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - General
    • H69 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Other

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