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

Lennard, Jason LU (2017) In Lund Papers in Economic History: General Issues
Abstract
This paper investigates the causal effect of monetary policy on economic activity in the United Kingdom between 1890 and 1913. Based on the Romer and Romer (2004) narrative identification approach, I find that following a one percentage point monetary tightening, unemployment rose by 0.8 percentage points, while inflation fell by 2.7 percentage points. In addition, monetary policy shocks accounted for more than a quarter of macroeconomic volatility.
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Working paper/Preprint
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E31, E32, E52, E58, N13, business cycles, gold standard, monetary policy, narrative identification
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Lund Papers in Economic History: General Issues
issue
155
pages
34 pages
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Department of Economic History, Lund University
ISSN
1101-346X
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English
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2017-02-28 09:30:14
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