International Currency Holdings / World Inflation A. Central Bank Independence / Reichsbank / /
Continent
Asia / Europe / /
Country
Germany / Russia / United States / Brazil / Soviet Union / Estonia / Argentina / /
Currency
USD / / /
Facility
Business University of Chicago / /
IndustryTerm
electronic payments technologies / local central bank monopoly / electronic payments network / transactions technologies / feasible alternative transactions media / bank independence / discipline devices / bank money / bank / payments services / bank behavior / monetary services / greater central bank / credit card networks / oil price shock hits / improved transactions technology / government central banks / payments technology / important commitment device / poor central bank performance / /
MarketIndex
Consumer Price / /
Organization
German parliament / Graduate School / Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland / World Bank / Bundesbank / International Monetary Fund / University of Chicago / US Federal Reserve / NBER / European Central Bank / European Union / Russian central bank / OECD / Organization of Petroleum-Exporting Countries / /
Person
David Altig / / /
Position
economist / Finance Minister / independent central banker / Porter / /
ProvinceOrState
Illinois / /
RadioStation
8 When / /
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa / Central Asia / former Soviet Union / /
CURRENCY COMPETITION IN THE DIGITAL AGE Randall S. Kroszner Graduate School of Business University of Chicago and NBER 1101 East 58th Street