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Economic Review

Jan/Feb, 1991

Money, Credit, Banking, and Payments System Policy

This article employs contract theory to analyze the evolution of the payments system. Insights gained are used subsequently to evaluate three prominent public payments system policies: monetary policy, central bank lending, and deposit insurance.

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Economic Review

Money, Credit, Banking, and Payments System Policy

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