Twenty-five years of post-Bretton Woods experience: some lessons
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https://doi.org/10.13133/2037-3643/10620Keywords:
Foreign Currency Management, Analysis, Economic aspects, Foreign exchange, Foreign exchange marketAbstract
In 1971 many academic economists were predicting that the Bretton Woods system of fixed parities would collapse. Some, most notably Milton Friedman, became excited about the possibility of a floating system because the benefits of international capital mobility can only be achieved through the flexibility in the exchange rate. These economists argued that a floating exchange rate system can ensure positive results more than the fixed parities system. Twenty-five years later, however, there is still no consensus on the matter. The author reviews the post-Bretton Woods experience to highlight some policies and approaches that might be helpful for the future.
JEL Codes: F31, F00
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