Money Creation, Banking, and CBDC

Banks play a dual role in the economy: They grant loans (and trade assets) and simultaneously create deposits which are the main part of money. We investigate how the recognition of this dual role impacts our understanding how banks must be regulated and how well our monetary system functions.

Working Papers

external pageWhy Bank Money Creation?
(Hans Gersbach and Sebastian Zelzner)
DownloadFlexible Majority Rules for Cryptocurrency Issuance
(Hans Gersbach)
external pageMoney Creation in Different Architectures
(Salomon Faure and Hans Gersbach)
external pageOn the Money Creation Approach to Banking
(Salomon Faure and Hans Gersbach)

Team Members

Additional Information

From the Backyard of Banking Innovation

In two areas, in particular, we are looking back at more than a decade of research. Democracy, its potential and limitations, has been our focus since 1999. And our work on banking crises started as early as 1997 - long before the crisis of 2008.

Vintage Papers

Title: Private Insurance Against Systemic Crises?
First Version: external pageCEPR Discussion Paper No. 7342 (2009)
Latest Version: Download2011 (PDF, 272 KB)

Title: Can Contingent Contracts Insure the Economy Against Banking Crises?
First Versions:
A. Financial Intermediation and the Creation of Macroeconomic Risks, DownloadCESifo Working Paper No. 695 (2002)
B. Financial Intermediation with Contingent Contracts and Macroeconomic Risks, external pageCEPR Discussion Paper No. 4735 (2004)
Latest Version: Download2018 (PDF, 553 KB)

Title: Financial Intermediation, Capital Spillovers and Business Fluctuations
First Version: DownloadUniversity of Heidelberg Discussion Paper No. 273 (1998)
Latest Version: Download2004 (PDF, 290 KB)