The Theory of Monetary Institutions

Informationen zum Autor Lawrence H. White is Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri -- St. Louis. He has published articles in several journals! including the Journal of Money! Credit! and Banking; the Journal of Economic Literature; Business History Review; and American Economic Review. He is the author of Free Banking in Britain (Second Edition)! and Competition and Currency. Dr. White holds an AB in Economics from Harvard University and a PhD in Economics from University of California! Los Angeles. His principal fields of study and lecture are monetary theory! banking history! the history of economic thought! and the future of money. Klappentext "The Theory of Monetary Institutions" covers free banking monetary thought and a theoretical account of the evolution of monetary institutions. Zusammenfassung Covers "free banking" monetary thought in a clear! accessible manner Offers an effective balance between theory and practical applications Combines plain text with formal explanations Discusses models such as Diamond--Dybvig and seigniorage. . Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures and Tables. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part 1: The Evolution of Market Monetary Institutions:. The Mystery of Money. Mengera s Theory Restated. Some Implications of the Theory. From Simple Commodity Money to Coins. Bank--Issued Money. Regular Par Acceptance. Clearing Arrangements. The Path to Fiat Money. Spontaneous Separation Between the Media of Redemption and Account?. Questions. Part II: Commodity Money:. Determining the Price Level. The Simple Stock--Flow Analytics of Gold Supply and Demand. The Historical Sources of Gold Supply Disturbances. The Benefits of a Gold Standard. The Resource Costs of a Gold Standard. Is a Gold Standard Worth the Resource Cost?. Questions. Part III: Money Issue by Unrestricted Banks:. The Purchasing Power of Money. Bank Optimization and the Equilibrium Quantity of Bank--Issued Money. Correcting Over--Issue by an Individual Bank. Correcting Over--Issue by the System as a Whole. Responding to Shifts in Demand. Shifts Between Deposits and Currency. Questions. Part IV: The Evolution and Rationales of Central Banking:. Central Banking Roles and Clearinghouse Associations. The Origins of Government Central Banks. Historical Cases. Questions. Part V: Should Government Play a Role in Money?. Is Some Aspect of Money a Public Good?. Are There Relevant External Benefits in the Choice of Which Money to Use?. Are There Relevant External Benefits to the Choice of How Much Money to Hold?. iv. Is the Supply of Base Money a Natural Monopoly?. Questions. Part VI: Should Government Play a Role in Banking? . The Problem of Bank Runs. Inherent Vulnerability in Theory: The Diamond--Dybvig Model. The Fragility of the Diamond--Dybvig Bank: A Numerical Example. Deposit Insurance in the Diamond--Dybvig Model. Criticism of the Diamond--Dybvig Model. Are Deposit Contracts Inherently Fragile?. Historical Evidence on Inherent Vulnerability. Is There a Natural Monopoly in Bank--Issued Money?. Questions. Part VII: Seigniorage:. The Sources of Seigniorage. Maximizing the Take from Seigniorage. Reserve Requirements. Other Legal Restrictions. The Dynamics of Hyperinflation. The Transition Between Steady States: Is Honesty a Governmenta s Best Policy?. How Well Does Seigniorage Explain Actual Governmentsa Behavior?. Questions. Appendix. Part VIII: Central Bank as Bureaucracy:. Bureaucratic Explanation of the Feda s Operating Procedures. Bureaucracy and "inflationary bias". Questions. Part IX: Political Business Cycle Hypotheses:. The Nordhaus--MacRae Model. The Rational Expectations Critique. An Alternative Formulation: Wagnera s Political Seigniorage Cycle. The "Partisan" Political Business Cycle Theory. Questions. Part X: Discretion and Dynamic Inconsistency:. The Kydland--Prescott Model. Positive Implications: Using the Model to Explain Changes in Infl...

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Lawrence H. White is Professor of Economics at the University of Missouri - St. Louis. He has published articles in several journals, including the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking; the Journal of Economic Literature; Business History Review; and American Economic Review. He is the author of Free Banking in Britain (Second Edition), and Competition and Currency. Dr. White holds an AB in Economics from Harvard University and a PhD in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles. His principal fields of study and lecture are monetary theory, banking history, the history of economic thought, and the future of money.

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The Theory of Monetary Institutions analyzes the often overlooked - but fundamental - questions about monetary policy regimes:

• How and why have monetary institutions evolved into their present forms?

• What are the leading arguments for and against government involvement in money and banking?

• What models do we have for explaining how monetary authorities choose to behave in a discretionary fiat money regime, and how well do they fit?

• What alternatives to the current regime are available, and how would they work?

Zusammenfassung

• Covers "free banking" monetary thought in a clear, accessible manner Offers an effective balance between theory and practical applications Combines plain text with formal explanations* Discusses models such as Diamond--Dybvig and seigniorage. .

Inhalt

List of Figures and Tables. Preface.Acknowledgments Part 1: The Evolution of Market Monetary Institutions: The Mystery of Money. Menger's Theory Restated. Some Implications of the Theory. From Simple Commodity Money to Coins. Bank-Issued Money. Regular Par Acceptance. Clearing Arrangements. The Path to Fiat Money. Spontaneous Separation Between the Media of Redemption and Account? Questions. Part II: Commodity Money: Determining the Price Level. The Simple Stock-Flow Analytics of Gold Supply and Demand. The Historical Sources of Gold Supply Disturbances.The Benefits of a Gold Standard. The Resource Costs of a Gold Standard. Is a Gold Standard Worth the Resource Cost? Questions. Part III: Money Issue by Unrestricted Banks: The Purchasing Power of Money. Bank Optimization and the Equilibrium Quantity of Bank-Issued Money. Correcting Over-Issue by an Individual Bank.Correcting Over-Issue by the System as a Whole.Responding to Shifts in Demand.Shifts Between Deposits and Currency. Questions. Part IV: The Evolution and Rationales of Central Banking: Central Banking Roles and Clearinghouse Associations. The Origins of Government Central Banks. Historical Cases. Questions. Part V: Should Government Play a Role in Money? Is Some Aspect of Money a Public Good? Are There Relevant External Benefits in the Choice of Which Money to Use? Are There Relevant External Benefits to the Choice of How Much Money to Hold? iv. Is the Supply of Base Money a Natural Monopoly? Questions. Part VI: Should Government Play a Role in Banking? The Problem of Bank Runs. Inherent Vulnerability in Theory: The Diamond-Dybvig Model. The Fragility of the Diamond-Dybvig Bank: A Numerical Example. Deposit Insurance in the Diamond-Dybvig Model. Criticism of the Diamond-Dybvig Model. Are Deposit Contracts Inherently Fragile? Historical Evidence on Inherent Vulnerability. Is There a Natural Monopoly in Bank-Issued Money? Questions. Part VII: Seigniorage: The Sources of Seigniorage. Maximizing the Take from Seigniorage. Reserve Requirements. Other Legal Restrictions. The Dynamics of Hyperinflation. The Transition Between Steady States: Is Honesty a Government's Best Policy? How Well Does Seigniorage Explain Actual Governments' Behavior? Questions. Appendix. Part VIII: Central Bank as Bureaucracy: Bureaucratic Explanation of the Fed's Operating Procedures. Bureaucracy and "inflationary bias". Questions. Part IX: Political Business Cycle Hypotheses: The Nordhaus-MacRae Model. The Rational Expectations Critique.An A…