This title presents a collection of documents relating to the monetary history of gold from the 17th century up to the present, covering specifically the rise of the gold standard, its heyday, and the period following

In an increasingly interdependent global economy, an understanding of foreign exchange markets is more critical than ever. These markets are inextricably entwined with underlying monetary standards and consequently they are treated conjointly in this book. Four different foreign exchange rate...

Defense establishments and the armed forces they organize, train, equip, and deploy depend upon the security of capital and capital flows, mechanisms that have become increasingly globalized. Military capabilities are thus closely tied not only to the size of the economic base from which they...

This book looks at independence, how central banks can actually influence their respective economies, goals responsibilities and governance with contributions from such scholars as Anne Sibert and Forrest Capie

Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Monetary Convergence Hypothesis -- 3. Evidence of Monetary Divergence -- 4. From Fiscal to Monetary Divergence -- 5. Explaining Divergence in the Policy Mix -- 6. Illustrating Partisan...

These two volumes were written on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Bank of Israel. They recount the monetary history of Israel from 1948, when the country was established (and before) to the present day. Volume I retells Israel's monetary history, analyzes the...

Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- I Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy in Theory -- 1 Pricing-to-Market, the Interest-Rate Rule, and the Exchange Rate -- 2 Optimal Exchange RateRegimes: Turning Mundell-Fleming's Dictum on Its Head -- 3 Monetary Policy Rules,...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Structural Context of Macroeconomic Policy Choice -- Chapter 3 Partisanship and Fiscal and Monetary Policy -- Chapter 4 Elections and Fiscal and Monetary Policy -- Chapter 5 Partisan Differences and Macroeconomic...