The historical origins of US exchange market intervention policy

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-132

  Bordo, Michael D ^a   Humpage, Owen ^b   Schwartz, Anna J ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bretton Woods; Exchange Stabilization Fund; Federal Reserve System; Foreign exchange market intervention; Gold standard

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY MARKET; ECONOMIC HISTORY; EXCHANGE RATE; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL POLICY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249291995     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.332     Document Type: Article

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