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The Currency Board Monetary System – A Survey of Financial Crises

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  • Madan, Miloni

    (The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise)

  • Maki, Alec

    (The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise)

Abstract

We survey financial crises in currency board systems to examine potential flaws in these regimes. We examine to what extent currency boards were involved in the lead-up to crises in Argentina, Bermuda, Bulgaria, Estonia, India, Hong Kong, Lithuania, Palestine, the Philippines, and the Straits Settlements (Singapore). Using contemporary accounts and authoritative later analyses, the paper makes conclusions about the root causes and ultimate triggers of these financial crises in relation to currency boards.

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  • Madan, Miloni & Maki, Alec, 2016. "The Currency Board Monetary System – A Survey of Financial Crises," Studies in Applied Economics 52, The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise.
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    Keywords

    Currency board; financial crises; Argentina; Bermuda; Bulgaria; Estonia; India; Hong Kong; Lithuania; Palestine; Philippines; Singapore; Straits Settlements;
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    JEL classification:

    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • N20 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - General, International, or Comparative

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