Fiat Money and the Distribution of Incomes and Wealth

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Abstract

In the present paper we deal with the impact of monetary policy on incomes and wealth. We shall start off discussing a few basic theoretical issues and then provide some statistical illustrations for the case of US.

Keywords

Interest Rate Monetary Policy Central Bank Commercial Bank Money Supply 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Faculté de Droit, d’Economie et de GestionUniversité d’AngersAngersFrance

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