Working Paper

Private money creation and the Suffolk Banking System


Abstract: Recent legislation has removed U.S. legal impediments to issuing private bank notes. At the same time, improved transaction technologies have enabled banks and other entities to issue various forms of \"e-cash.\" Consequently, developed economies may soon see the reemergence of privately issued substitutes for currency. The authors examine the potential economic consequences using the Bank of Suffolk as a model.

Keywords: Money; Suffolk Banking System;

https://doi.org/10.26509/frbc-wp-199821

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Working Papers (Old Series)

Publication Date: 1998

Number: 9821