Cash in East Asia

1. On the Role of Cash in East Asia
Frank Rövekamp, Moritz Bälz, Hanns Günther Hilpert

Part I. Cash and Its Impact on Society

2. The Use of Cash in Europe and East Asia
Masaaki Shirakawa

3. New Estimates for the Shadow Economies of 11 Asian Countries from 2000 to 2014
Friedrich Schneider

4. De-monetisation, Re-monetisation, and Parallel Currencies in North Korea
Rüdiger Frank

Part II. Cash and Monetary Policy

5. Domestic Liquidity Conditions and Monetary Policy in Singapore
Hwee Kwan Chow

6. Fully Reserve-Backed Money: A Solution to Japan’s Fiscal and Monetary Challenges
Franz Waldenberger

Part III. On the Way to Cashless Societies?

7. A Coinless Society as a Bridge to a Cashless Society: A Korean Experiment
Woosik Moon

8. The Ongoing Evolution of Payment Instruments in China: A Case Study in Financial Innovation, and on the Role of the Central Bank
Patrick Hess

9. The Use of Cash in Germany: Status and Outlook
Erwin Gladisch

10. Restricting the Use of Cash in the European Monetary Union: Legal Aspects
Helmut Siekmann

Nyckelord: Economics, Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics, Banking, Asian Economics, Political Economy/Economic Policy