Stable Money and Central Bank Independence: Implementing Monetary Institutions in Postwar Germany

Germany prides itself in having one of the most successful central banks and currencies with respect to independence and stability. I show that not only were both imposed on the country after 1945 but that there was also initial resistance to both among German experts and officials. This was then a...

Cijeli opis

Spremljeno u:
Bibliografski detalji
Izdano u:MAGKS - Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics (Band 24-2019)
Glavni autor: Hefeker, Carsten
Format: Članak
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: Philipps-Universität Marburg 2019
Teme:
Online pristup:PDF cijeli tekst
Oznake: Dodaj oznaku
Bez oznaka, Budi prvi tko označuje ovaj zapis!
Opis
Sažetak:Germany prides itself in having one of the most successful central banks and currencies with respect to independence and stability. I show that not only were both imposed on the country after 1945 but that there was also initial resistance to both among German experts and officials. This was then a rare case of successful imposition of institutions from abroad. Events are discussed in light of Peter Bernholz’s requirements for stable money and a successful central bank.
Opis fizičkog objekta:32 Seiten
ISSN:1867-3678
Digitalni identifikator objekta:10.17192/es2024.0619