Why does overnight liquidity cost more than intraday liquidity?

Joydeep Bhattacharya (), Joseph Haslag () and Antoine Martin ()

No 281, Staff Reports from Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Abstract: In this paper, we argue that the observed difference in the cost of intraday and overnight liquidity is part of an optimal payments system design. In our environment, the interest charged on overnight liquidity affects output, while the cost of intraday liquidity only affects the distribution of resources between money holders and non-money holders. The low cost of intraday liquidity follows from the Friedman rule, but with respect to overnight liquidity, it is optimal to deviate from the Friedman rule. The cost differential simultaneously reduces the incentive to overuse money and encourages risk sharing.>

Keywords: Bank liquidity; Payment systems; Friedman, Milton; Banks and banking, Central (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2007
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Working Paper: Why does overnight liquidity cost more than intraday liquidity? (2009)
Working Paper: Why Does Overnight Liquidity Cost More Than Intraday Liquidity? (2007)
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