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NZZ, August 17, 2017. HTML, PDF. The Vollgeld initiative may point to a problem but it does not propose a viable solution. Even with Vollgeld, the time consistency friction with its Too-Big-To-Fail implication would persist. A more flexible, liberal approach appears more promising. It would give the general public a choice between holding deposits and reserves. Financial institutions and central banks around the world are pushing in that direction.
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