TY - GEN N2 - At present, the world-economy is exceedingly fragile. Debt levels of nations peak. Monetary assets increase, too, and concentrate in the hands of few. In this paper, I show that a mechanism at the root of today?s monetary system entails an inherently fragile economy. I simulate the consequences of this mechanism within a macroeconomic model. I motivate a new monetary system that gives money the role it should have: to facilitate complex interactions in a stable environment. A1 - Schmidt, Sandra KW - Money KW - debt KW - banks and inequality. Reform of the monetary system KW - equity-based money. CY - Heidelberg AV - public TI - Pure Money for a Sound Economy EP - 32 Y1 - 2015/01// T3 - Discussion Paper Series, University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics UR - https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/18115/ ID - heidok18115 ER -