Queuing theory applied to the optimal management of bank excess reserves

Taufemback, Cleiton and Da Silva, Sergio (2011): Queuing theory applied to the optimal management of bank excess reserves.

Abstract

Although the economic literature on the optimal management of bank excess reserves is age-old and large, here we suggest a fresh, more practical approach based on queuing theory.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: bank reserves; queuing theory
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G21 - Banks ; Depository Institutions ; Micro Finance Institutions ; Mortgages

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