Modeling Monetary Economies (Hardcover, 2 Rev ed)

Preface; Part I. Money: 1. A simple model of money; 2. Barter and commodity money; 3. Inflation; 4. International monetary systems; 5. Price surprises; Part II. Banking: 6. Capital; 7. Liquidity and financial intermediation; 8. Central banking and the money supply; 9. Money stock fluctuations; 10. Fully backed central bank money; 11. The payments system; 12. Bank risk; Part III. Government Debt: 13. Deficits and the national debt; 14. Savings and investment; 15. The effect of the National Debt on capital and savings; 16.The temptation of inflation; References; Index.