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The effectiveness of distributed ledger technology to replicate the entropic behavior of nature

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  • Federico José Camargo

    (National University of La Matanza (UNLAM))

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The modern monetary systems encourage the competitive behavior which damages our environment. However, the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) has the potential to implement monetary systems with functionalities that encourage behaviors that benefit the environment. Therefore, the research question of this paper is: is the DLT the most efficient technology to implement a monetary rate based on entropy? Entropy is the most economical of all the physical laws of nature. Entropy reflects that energy and matter are degraded and dissipated, respectively, by their use and non-use due to the irreversible passage of time. An Entropic Monetary Rate could be considered like the Silvio Gesell´s Oxidation Rate, however, the first rate has a greater scope and a solid support based on the principles of physics. This theoretical research compares the scope of the implementation of an Entropy Monetary Rate through DLT, paper money and digital money. The main contribution of this work is to reflect the effectiveness of the DLT to apply an Entropic Monetary Rate with the purpose to replicate the natural functioning of the environment to the entire monetary system.

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  • Federico José Camargo, 2020. "The effectiveness of distributed ledger technology to replicate the entropic behavior of nature," Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review, Springer, vol. 17(2), pages 361-378, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:eaiere:v:17:y:2020:i:2:d:10.1007_s40844-020-00178-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s40844-020-00178-x
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    1. Makoto Nishibe, 2020. "Special issue “New Possibility of Cryptocurrencies and Digital-Community Currencies”," Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review, Springer, vol. 17(2), pages 313-325, July.

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    Keywords

    Distributed ledger technology; Blockchain; Entropy; Monetary systems; Ecological economics;
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    JEL classification:

    • E42 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Monetary Sytsems; Standards; Regimes; Government and the Monetary System
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • G13 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing
    • Q00 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - General
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development
    • Q40 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Energy - - - General
    • Q57 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Ecological Economics

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