The coexistence of commodity money and Fiat money

Arbeitspapier

In reaction to the monetary turmoil created by the financial crisis of September 2008, both legislative and constitutional reforms have been proposed in different Countries to introduce Commodity Money alongside existing National Fiat Currency. A thorough evaluation of the Economic consequences of these new proposals is warranted. This paper surveys some of the existing knowledge in Monetary and Financial Economics for the purpose of answering the significant Economic questions raised by these new political initiatives.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Working Paper ; No. 24

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Monetary Systems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System; Payment Systems ; Monetary Policy
• Subject: Papierwährung ; Vergleich ; Währungssystem ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Schweiz

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ledoit, Olivier ; Lotz, Sébastian
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): University of Zurich, Department of Economics
• (where): Zurich
• (when): 2011

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.5167/uzh-51528
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/77576
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET