interest to policymakers at the time of adoption. We examine the political economy of Japan's adoption of the gold standard in … contrast to previous studies examining bond yields, we find little evidence that joining the gold standard reduced Japan … policymakers suggested, we find that membership in the gold standard increased Japan's exports by lowering transactions costs and …

We review the conduct and scale of official intervention by monetary authorities in the U.S.A., Japan, and West Germany …

timings and amounts for Japan, the US, and Germany. Fourth, we present the episode of international coordination represented …