Stuck on gold: Real exchange rate volatility and the rise and fall of the gold standard, 1875-1939

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 195-205

  Chernyshoff, Natalia ^a   Jacks, David S ^b,c   Taylor, Alan M ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exchange rate regime; Nominal rigidity; Optimal monetary policy; Terms of trade shocks

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC HISTORY; GOLD; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; MACROECONOMICS; MONETARY POLICY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; REAL EXCHANGE RATE; STANDARD (REFERENCE); TERMS OF TRADE; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 61349154813     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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