ISBN: 9780521531399 - strategy consistcy fed monetary pol (studies in macroeconomic history) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. A study of the impact of monetary policy in the United States on the causes of the Great Depression. Series Editor(s): Bordo, Michael; Capie, Forrest; Redish, Angela. Series: Studies in Macroeconomic History. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; KCBM; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 9. Weight in Grams: 220. . 2008. Revised ed. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: New.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - 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.…