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来源类型 | Discussion paper |
规范类型 | 论文 |
来源ID | DP15286 |
DP15286 Do Old Habits Die Hard? Central Banks and the Bretton Woods Gold Puzzle. | |
Eric Monnet; Damien Puy | |
发表日期 | 2020-09-12 |
出版年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
摘要 | We assess the importance of individual and institutional experience in shaping macroeconomic policy by studying the persistence of gold standard monetary practices in the Bretton Woods system. Using new historical data from the IMF, we show that, although they were not required to, countries continued to back currency in circulation with gold. The longer an institution had spent in the gold standard before 1944 (and the older the policymakers), the tighter the link between gold and currency during Bretton Woods. Such “old habits” prevented dollars and gold from working as perfect substitutes and ultimately contributed to the demise of the Bretton Woods system. Our findings highlight the persistence of past practices, even in the face of radical institutional change, and its consequences on the international monetary system. |
主题 | Economic History |
关键词 | Central banking Foreign reserves Culture & beliefs Bretton woods Gold International monetary system |
URL | https://cepr.org/publications/dp15286 |
来源智库 | Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom) |
资源类型 | 智库出版物 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/544264 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Eric Monnet,Damien Puy. DP15286 Do Old Habits Die Hard? Central Banks and the Bretton Woods Gold Puzzle.. 2020. |
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