Theoretical and Applied Economics
No. 1 / 2014 (590)
The issue of competing currencies. Case study – Bitcoin
Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Liana BADEA
Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Abstract. The complexity and interdependence of the economies of various geographical and political entities have one generic binder - money. The economic history of the last century, replicated in the first decade of our century, can be “written” with money. Indeed, money, a multiple discovery of the civilization in its historical way, was and still is the guardian of hope for prosperity. The disputes about money clearly indicate the need, opportunity and the possibility of monetary competition, which would provide, from the point of view of entrepreneurs, the most suitable production of money based on expectations of their economic preferences. Increasingly more, theorists, practitioners and analysts bring to the fore the issue of simultaneously using the official currency and the digital one. Thus, the issue of the public debate regarding the private money is still of interest. Based on these considerations, this paper aims to highlight how the digital currency Bitcoin can meet the challenges of the economic environment, taking into account both the opportunities and the threats to which it is subject, and the records emphasized by the history of economic thought and adapted to the current reality.
Contents
Stochastic evolutionary cartel formation
Earnings analysis at industry level
Analysis of the correlation between the real estate loan stock and the average unit value of urban housing
Debt and economic growth: Is there any causal effect? An empirical analysis with structural breaks and Granger causality for Greece
Behavioral finance: biased individual investment decision making; like the company but dislike the investment
The role of community foundations in local development – Slovak experience
The role of small and medium enterprises in improving employment and in the post-crisis resumption of economic growth in Romania
The issue of competing currencies. Case study – Bitcoin
Test of the bank lending channel: The case of Hungary
The dimensions of the global financial crisis
Budgeting mechanisms in public administration – meeting today’s and tomorrow’s development challenges