“WIR coexists with the Swiss franc as a secondary or ‘residual’ currency. Our estimates show that it is most likely to be accepted when ordinary (pro-cyclical) money is in short supply. This should focus the transactional effectiveness of WIR – to be greatest precisely where its inflationary potential is the least. WIR money does not ’top up’ the supply of Swiss Francs – it substitutes for Swiss Francs that are otherwise unavailable. The effect of increased WIR Turnover on prices would not be inflationary, but more precisely, anti-deflationary.”
De WIR voorkomt dat de prijzen dalen en zorgt er niet voor dat ze stijgen
Lees in dit onderzoek hoe de WIR in Zwitserland prijsdalingen afremt zonder inflatie aan te wakkeren, juist wanneer gewoon geld schaars is.
