The paper examines some aspects of the monetary controversies which took place in several countries during the nineteenth century. In Brazil, advocates of the gold standard and monetary restraint, known as "metalistas", prevailed over "papelistas", whose major desire was monetary expansion and...

We present a detailed survey of changes in the reserve requirement system in Brazil and analyze the system's main functions and goals during the period from 1994 to 2012. We identify four different subperiods with respect to the use of this policy tool. In the first subperiod, from july 1994 to...

Foi prometido que Portugal, ao pertencer à Zona Euro, iria convergir rapidamente com os restantes países da UE e que teria taxas de juro muito baixas. No entanto, uma década de descontrolo económico levaram o país para uma situação de taxas de juro proibitivamente elevadas o que tem um...

Portuguese Abstract: Visando incrementar a integração nacional às finanças globais, as autoridades regulatórias brasileiras têm progressivamente absorvido normas harmonizadas que afetam diretamente a arquitetura do mercado financeiro interno. O Comitê da Basiléia iniciou seus trabalhos...

We present a detailed survey of changes in the reserve requirement system in Brazil and analyze the system's main functions and goals during the period from 1994 to 2012. We identify four different subperiods with respect to the use of this policy tool. In the first subperiod, from july 1994 to...