The Strategy and Consistency of Federal Reserve Monetary Policy, 1924 1933

Language: English

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2004

052153139X / 9780521531399

Series: Book 15 of 49 - Studies in Macroeconomic History

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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.…

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Title
The Strategy and Consistency of Federal Reserve Monetary Policy, 1924 1933
Author
David C. Wheelock
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication year
2004
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Taschenbuch
Language
English
ISBN 10
052153139X
ISBN 13
9780521531399
Item weight
220 grams
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229x152x9 mm
Series
Book 15 of 49: Studies in Macroeconomic History

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