TY - T1 - Bitcoin in Utility Function : The Demand for Bitcoin SN - / UR - URN:NBN:fi:hulib-201906132807; http://hdl.handle.net/10138/302887 T3 - A1 - Vu, Wendy A2 - PB - Helsingin yliopisto Y1 - 2019 LA - eng AB - Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have been frequently on media lately. As these cryptocurrencies are relatively new, there are not much economic theory explaining their behavior and price developments. Due to these reasons, the goal of this thesis is to find an economic theory to study the demand for Bitcoin. In this thesis, I will write about Bitcoin applying it to Walsh’s Money in Utility function (MIU function). I will modify Walsh’s original model by incorporating Bitcoin to it. In thi... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - Bitcoin; Cryptocurrency; Money in Utility Function; Demand function; CES utility function; Money; Taloustiede; Economics; Ekonomi N1 - PP - ER -