Digital Base Money: a few considerations from a central bank’s perspective

There are many ways to design Digital Base Money (DBM) for non-banks. The different options have potential impacts – both positive and negative – that need to be studied and considered carefully. Only when the best way of designing DBM has been identified, can a decision be made as to whether DBM of...

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Autore principale: Mersch, Yves
Natura: Article ou chapitre numérique
Lingua:Français
Pubblicazione: 2017
Accesso online:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Riassunto:There are many ways to design Digital Base Money (DBM) for non-banks. The different options have potential impacts – both positive and negative – that need to be studied and considered carefully. Only when the best way of designing DBM has been identified, can a decision be made as to whether DBM of non-banks should be introduced at all.The most important question for the European Central Bank is whether introducing a DBM would affect our ability to honor our mandate to maintain price stability.