The case for 100% money: Ten reasons for separating money issuance from banking

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ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Pub Date : 2024-03-07 DOI:10.1111/ecaf.12614

Samuel Demeulemeester

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Abstract

The ‘100% money’ proposal aims at divorcing the creation of money from banking, by requiring 100% reserves on transaction accounts. The public monetary authority would then be the sole issuer of means of payment, while the banks would function as true intermediaries, financing loans with pre-existing money. This article, building on the works of 1930s economists such as Irving Fisher, presents ten arguments in favour of this reform proposal — arguing that it would, in particular, prevent cumulative variations in the money stock, facilitate monetary control, reduce government intervention in banking, improve public finances, and make money creation more neutral.

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100%货币的理由：将货币发行与银行业务分离的十大理由

100%货币 "提案的目的是通过要求交易账户中100%的准备金，将货币创造与银行业务分离开来。届时，公共货币机构将成为支付手段的唯一发行者，而银行则将作为真正的中介机构，用预先存在的货币为贷款提供资金。本文以欧文-费雪等 20 世纪 30 年代经济学家的著作为基础，提出了支持这一改革建议的十个论点--认为它尤其可以防止货币存量的累积变化、促进货币控制、减少政府对银行业的干预、改善公共财政以及使货币创造更加中性。

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ECONOMIC AFFAIRS ECONOMICS-

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