The thesis of this paper is that there is no historical precedent for Europe's monetary union (EMU). While it is possible to point to similar historical experiences, the most obvious of which were in the 19th century, occurred in Europe, and had quot;unionquot; as part of their names, EMU...

In this paper I consider how the systems of private money in Venice, Amsterdam and England dealt with financial crises and raise the possibility that the institutional structure of the banking system that developed in 18th century England was particularly well adapted to addressing system-wide...

Renovatio Monetae, myntförnyelse, är ett latinskt uttryck som syftar på periodiska myntindragningar där gamla mynt förklarades ogiltiga och ersattes med nya. Myntindragningarna gav viktiga intäkter för den medeltida myntherren och de kunde ske så ofta som varje halvår. Vid dessa...

The thesis of this paper is that there is no historical precedent for Europe's monetary union (EMU). While it is possible to point to similar historical experiences, the most obvious of which were in the 19th century, occurred in Europe, and had "union" as part of their names, EMU differs from...

Manuela Moschella investigates the institutional transformation of central banks from the 1970s to the present. Central banks are typically regarded as conservative, politically neutral institutions that uphold conventional macroeconomic wisdom. Yet in the wake of the 2008 global financial...