The End of Paper Money:Developing an illustrative model of a future world with a digital dual currency regime

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2021-08-13

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The sudden rise of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and the plan by Facebook's Libra Association to introduce a global private cryptocurrency have triggered central banks to introduce a digital version of their fiat currency. The Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) are going to reform our monetary systems and make them ready for the digital age. The current study develops a theoretical model that explores a distant idea: a future world where the CBDC and Bitcoin coexist in a monetary system with a stable exchange rate. The study investigates the monetary policy implications of such a future stylized economy. The results indicate that an increasing use of Bitcoin instead of the CBDC by the general public could undermine the monetary policy.

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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen