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Seigniorage

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Seigniorage
The amount of goods and services that the government obtains by printing new money in a given period. Often we consider this in real terms, by dividing the new money by the price level.

Seigniorage
The money a government generates when it prints more money. This usually is calculated as the difference between the face value of the money and the value of the bullion backing it.


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Speaking at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Istanbul, he said: 'It is timely to emphasize that such a system also creates a more equitable method of sharing the seigniorage derived from providing global liquidity.
Speaking at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Istanbul, he said: "It is timely to emphasise that such a system also creates a more equitable method of sharing the seigniorage derived from providing global liquidity.
Speaking at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Istanbul, he said: 'It is timely to emphasise that such a system also creates a more equitable method of sharing the seigniorage derived from providing global liquidity.
 
 
 
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