In this working paper, Bachman, Chakravorti, Rane, and Thyagarajan propose an incentive mechanism to remove CO2 from the atmosphere using direct air carbon capture and storage technology using distributed ledger technology.
Chakravorti studies systemic risk in multilateral net settlement systems is investigated using a four-period model. The model focuses on the tradeoff between systemic risk and the cost of interbank transfers along with the importance of the overnight money markets that were a key factor in the most recent financial crisis...