Do Old Habits Die Hard? : Central Banks and the Bretton Woods Gold Puzzle /
Why did monetary authorities hold large gold reserves under Bretton Woods (1944-1971) when only the US had to? We argue that gold holdings were driven by institutional memory and persistent habits of central bankers. Countries continued to back currency in circulation with gold reserves, following r...
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| Μορφή: | Επιστημονικό περιοδικό |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2019.
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| Σειρά: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2019/161 |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: | Full text available on IMF |