The Trouble with Pegged Exchange Rates

Central Banking, Vol. IX, No. 2, November 1998

4 Pages Posted: 21 Jan 2013

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Steve H. Hanke

Johns Hopkins University - Department of Economics

Date Written: 1998

Abstract

Exchange controls are not the answer to capital flight and financial meltdown. In fact they threaten monetary nationalism and a return to chaos. The only long-term solution, is guaranteed convertibility.

Keywords: Steve Hanke, Pegged, Exchange Rates, Controls, Guaranteed Convertibility

Suggested Citation

Hanke, Steve H., The Trouble with Pegged Exchange Rates (1998). Central Banking, Vol. IX, No. 2, November 1998, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2204629

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