Document Type
Discussion Paper
Publication Date
3-1-1989
CFDP Number
903
CFDP Pages
24
Abstract
The payments system of a modern economy is a peculiar mix of technological and institutional factors. Trade takes time and involves some form of money or credit. Going to the bank or arranging credits is expensive. Baumol (1952) and Tobin (1956) address the costs of transactions. However both the Baumol and the Tobin analysis was carried out in a partial equilibrium context. Here we address the task of considering the costs of banking in a closed strategic market game.
Recommended Citation
Shubik, Martin and Yao, Shuntian, "The Transactions Cost of Money (A Strategic Game Analysis)" (1989). Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers. 1147.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cowles-discussion-paper-series/1147