Shoe-Leather Costs in the Euro Area and the Foreign Demand for Euro Banknotes

Alessandro Calza and Andrea Zaghini
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Alessandro Calza: European Central Bank

International Journal of Central Banking, 2016, vol. 12, issue 1, 231-246

Abstract: We estimate the shoe-leather costs of inflation in the euro area using monetary data adjusted for holdings of euro banknotes abroad. While we find evidence of marginally negative shoe-leather costs for very low levels of the nominal interest rate, our estimates suggest that the shoe-leather costs are non-negligible even for relatively moderate levels of anticipated inflation. We conclude that, despite the increased circulation of euro banknotes abroad, in the euro area the inflation tax is still predominantly borne by domestic agents, with transfers of resources from abroad remaining small.

JEL-codes: C22 E41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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Working Paper: Shoe-leather costs in the euro area and the foreign demand for euro banknotes (2015)
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