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Did Monetary Policy Matter? Narrative Evidence from the Classical Gold Standard

Lennard, Jason LU (2018) In Explorations in Economic History 68. p.16-36
Abstract
This paper investigates the causal effects of monetary policy on the British economy during the classical gold standard. Based on the narrative identification approach, I find that following a one percentage point monetary tightening, unemployment rose by 0.9 percentage points, while inflation fell by 3.1 percentage points. In addition, monetary policy shocks accounted for a third of macroeconomic volatility.
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business cycles, gold standard, monetary policy, narrative identification, E31, E32, E52, E58, N13
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Explorations in Economic History
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68
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16 - 36
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Elsevier
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0014-4983
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10.1016/j.eeh.2017.10.001
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English
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