Rethinking Money as an Institution of Capitalism and the Theory of Monetary Circulation: What Can Modern Heterodox Economists/Institutionalists Learn from Karl Polanyi?

Modern heterodox theories of money reject the neoclassical conception of money as primarily a medium to facilitate exchange. These heterodox theories of money all have as common starting point an analysis of credit-debt relations in which production is a central feature, with these economies organized along capitalistic design. The Keynesian-Marxian framework describing the process of monetary circulation, traditionally referred to as the theory of the monetary circuit (TMC), perhaps best represents this comprehensive vision. This broad TMC analytical framework is compatible with institutionalist theories of money that also point to the importance of credit-debt relations. The question, however, is whether this more unified heterodox theory of money, which describes sequentially monetary relations under capitalism, can be used to understand pre-capitalistic monetary institutions. By conceptualizing money as a means of payment rather than medium of exchange, Karl Polanyi’s analysis offers social scientists crucial insights to understanding monetary relations in all types of societies in which credit-debt relations have emerged historically.     

Public Knowledge and Financial Regulation: Two Post Crisis Periods

Abstract:

Since at least the days of Adam Smith there has been the recognition of essentially two forms of capitalism: in their theoretical extremes, one in which private companies determine the conditions of the social provisioning of credit and money, and one in which the State representing the general interest does. As we argue, the zeitgeist of the 1930s was a high water mark in the popular understanding of money and banking and its relationship with society. In contrast, today the general population is woefully ignorant on these points. As we argue, the relationship between financial governance and those governed hinges on the knowledge of the latter. Today’s public discourse reveals a widespread ignorance over financial matters that must accompany a likewise extreme moment of private control over nations’ money and credit. As we argue, the first steps towards a capitalism at the service of humanity and under public control, the first priority is publicly diffused knowledge.     

A Stochastic Overlapping Generations Economy with Inheritance

An overlapping generations model of an exchange economy with two sources of uncertainty is considered. Individuals have a finite expected life span and uncertain annual income. Conditions concerning birth, death, inheritance and bequests are fully specified. Under such conditions, the existence of a stationary Markovian equilibrium is established in some generality, and several explicitly solvable examples are examined in detail. Received August 6, 2001; revised version received March 12, 2002 Published online: November 11, 2002     

中国货币供给性质分析

中央银行能否对货币供应量进行直接控制，目前还存在“内生论”和“外生论”之争，自1984年中国人民银行专门行使中央银行职能以来，中国货币供给外生性占据主导地位。     

美国反洗钱机制及对我国的启示

近年来,我国政府加大了反洗钱工作力度，反洗钱和反恐融资工作逐渐走上正轨，但与该领域的国际标准相比,仍然有较大差距.美国作为全球反洗钱领域的带头羊，其反洗钱的运作和手段确有高明之处。夏我们要善于学习和借鉴国际经验，不断发展与完善具有中国特色的反洗钱机制。     

债券溢折价实际利率摊销法的再探讨

基于实际利率法的两项基本规定推论出债券溢折价摊销额、利息收入、债券投资账面价值的计算规律,据此认为实际利率法是一种集精确性与简便性为一体的摊销方法,并非会计界认为的二者不可兼得。     

财政政策与经济增长——基于内生货币框架的分析

在内生的货币金融体系下，财政作为另外一层意义上的货币政策，可以在很大程度上改变银行和企业的资产负债表，调节资本存量和收入分配，从而对经济增长的稳定发挥重要作用。结合中国宏观经济运行状况，具体考察了财政政策手段对宏观经济、企业及货币供应量的影响，发现财政政策只有和货币政策协调配合使用，才能达到存量与流量的平衡，从而保证经济的稳定增长。     

国际货币体系改革方向与中国策略选择

国际货币体系是当今世界经济活动的一个重要方面,本文首先分析了现行国际货币体系的缺陷对发展中国家的影响,然后探讨了国际货币体系未来的发展方向,最后提出了中国应对此变化的策略选择。     

Determinacy with nominal assets and outside money

Summary. We build a finite horizon model with inside and outside money, in which interest rates, price levels and commodity allocations are determinate, even though asset markets are incomplete and asset deliveries are purely nominal.Received: 2 July 2003, Revised: 1 December 2004 JEL Classification Numbers: D50, E40, E50, E58.Correspondence to: J. Geanakoplos     

开放经济条件下内外均衡的政策搭配问题研究

近期我国经济内外失衡程度进一步加大,而国家所实施的应对政策因受诸多因素制约其调控效果不够理想,政策调节难度增加。本文根据开放经济下内外均衡的政策调节理论,立足我国经济现状,进行了系统分析,研究了当前我国经济内外失衡的特征并提出政策建议。