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Cash Demand

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After a definition of cash demand and its peculiarities, cash demand is compared to the more encompassing money demand. Then, the main economic influences on cash demand are explained. A final point exhibits future developments of cash demand which is threatened by electronic inventions enhancing a cashless society.

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Graf, G. (2014). Cash Demand. In: Backhaus, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_80-1

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    Cash Demand
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_80-2

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    Cash Demand
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    08 October 2014

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_80-1