The Strategy and Consistency of Federal Reserve Monetary Policy, 1924–1933 - Couverture rigide

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Wheelock, David C.

 
9780521391559: The Strategy and Consistency of Federal Reserve Monetary Policy, 1924–1933
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ISBN 10 : 0521391555 ISBN 13 : 9780521391559
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1991

Synopsis

Today, most scholars agree that mismanaged monetary policy contributed to the length and severity of the Great Depression in the USA. There is little agreement, however, about the causes of the Federal Reserve's mistakes. This book examines the policy strategy developed by the Federal Reserve during the 1920s and considers whether its continued use could explain the Federal Reserve's failure to respond vigorously to the depression. It also studies the effects on policy of the institutional changes occurring prior to the depression. While these changes enhanced the authority of officials who opposed open-market purchases and also caused some upward bias in discount rates, Wheelock concludes that monetary policy during the depression was in fact largely a continuation of the previous policy. The apparent contrast in the institution's responsiveness to economic conditions between the 1920s and early 1930s resulted from the consistent use of a procyclical policy strategy that caused it to respond more vigorously to minor recessions than to severe depressions.

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Revue de presse

"This is a well-structured study that presents new evidence on the strategy and consistency of Federal Reserve monetary policy during the Great Depression." The Journal of American History

"This study strongly supports the premise that Federal Reserve monetary policy was consistently implemented from 1924 to 1933. The evidence provided by David Wheelock's investigations is convincing and provides a deeper insight into Federal Reserve action during the Great Depression." The Journal of American History

"The evidence provided by David Wheelock's investigations is convincing and provides a deeper insight into Federal Reserve action during the Great Depression." The Journal of American History

"...an impressive work on an important topic....This book should appeal to a wide audience. Specialists in monetary policy, as well as economists and historians in general, will find a balanced and well-written account of the competing explanations for the lack of a more responsive monetary policy during the 1930s." Lee J. Alston, Business History Review

Présentation de l'éditeur

Today, most scholars agree that mismanaged monetary policy contributed to the length and severity of the Great Depression in the USA. There is little agreement, however, about the causes of the Federal Reserve's mistakes. This book examines the policy strategy developed by the Federal Reserve during the 1920s and considers whether its continued use could explain the Federal Reserve's failure to respond vigorously to the depression. It also studies the effects on policy of the institutional changes occurring prior to the depression. While these changes enhanced the authority of officials who opposed open-market purchases and also caused some upward bias in discount rates, Wheelock concludes that monetary policy during the depression was in fact largely a continuation of the previous policy. The apparent contrast in the institution's responsiveness to economic conditions between the 1920s and early 1930s resulted from the consistent use of a procyclical policy strategy that caused it to respond more vigorously to minor recessions than to severe depressions.

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1991
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521391555
ISBN 13 
9780521391559
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
144
Coordonnées du fabricant
Cambridge University Press
https://www.cambridge.org/

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