Essays about: "seigniorage"

Found 2 essays containing the word seigniorage.

1. 1. Legitimising and Delegitimising the Monetary System : Competing Portrayals of Fractional Reserve Banking in Knowledge Discourse

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Arkeologi

   Author : Ylva Lundkvist Fridh; [2016]
   Keywords : Fractional Reserve Banking; financial system; monetary system; monetary policy; banking policy; political legitimacy; strategic legitimisation; power relations; environmental impact; socioecological sustainability; knowledge discourse; hegemony; fraktionell bankreserv; monetära system; finansiella system; penningpolitik; bankpolitik; politisk legitimitet; strategisk legitimering; maktrelationer; miljlöpåverkan; socioekologisk hållbarhet; kunskapsdiskurs; hegemoni;

   Abstract : This is a study of how knowledge producing actors, like professors of economics, ecological economics and investigators at public institutions, portray the monetary system in general and fractional reserve banking specifically. The methodology of Political Discourse Analysis, with focus on argumentation and legitimisation, is used to identify and compare how different actors portray the monetary system. READ MORE

3. 2. Bank, Borrow or Steal: Analysing the relationship between Corruption and Inflation in sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lucia Morris; Fredrik Elshult; [2013]
   Keywords : corruption; inflation; seigniorage; panel data; sub-Saharan Africa; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The sub-Saharan African region is often considered the most corrupt in the world and has been characterised by macroeconomic instability; several countries have experienced out of control inflation in recent years. Corruption, defined as the abuse of public power for private gain discourages enterprise and investment, and encourages capital flight and rent-seeking; all of which increase the difficulty of raising tax revenue. READ MORE