International Finance TY BMS Gold Standard Systems Prof. Dipak Abhyankar
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Exchange Rate Regimes Dipak Abhyankar
Barter System Advantage No Government Intervention No Paper Currency No ‘managed’ inflation
Limitations Divisibility Barter System
Limitations Divisibility Barter System Stocking Value for long
Limitations Divisibility Stocking value for long Fair price discovery Barter System
Experiments …… Sea Shells Clay Tablets Precious Stones
Gold and Silver MonometalismBimetallism
Gold Standard Systems Gold Specie Standard Actual Use of Gold Coins
Gold Specie Standard Actual Use of Gold Coins Advantages People are using real value No certification required Exchange Rate is simple and stable =
Gold Specie Standard Actual Use of Gold Coins Limitations Larger Space requirement for stocking Inconvenient to Carry Risk of Theft
Gold Specie Standard
Gold Bullion Standard
Currency is ‘pegged’ with Gold with a specified quantity Pegged
Gold Bullion Standard Unconditional Promise to convert Fiat Currency to Gold Pegged
Gold Bullion Standard Advantages Controlled Money Supply Anti Inflationary Exchange Rate is simple and stable Carries advantages of Divisibility, Stocking of credits and easier pricing Pegged
Gold Bullion Standard Disadvantages Inflationary measures are not possible, and hence full employment and growth objectives are not achieved Difficult to honor unconditional promise in war and crisis Pegged
Gold Exchange Standard Currency in Gold Exchange Standard is pegged with another currency with specified equation [Currency ‘B’] That another Currency is pegged with gold [Currency ‘A’] Currency ‘B’ is in Gold exchange standard Currency ‘A’ is in Gold Bullion Standard Currency B Pegged Currency A
Gold Standard Systems Gold Bullion Standard – Paper (Fiat) Currency Pegged with Gold Gold Exchange Standard – Paper (Fiat) Currency pegged with another currency which in turn is pegged with Gold Gold Specie Standard – `Actual Use of Gold Coins
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