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International Finance TY BMS Gold Standard Systems Prof. Dipak Abhyankar 9820321404. Note. Be sure that the speakers are on!. Exchange Rate Regimes. Dipak Abhyankar. Barter System. Advantage No Government Intervention No Paper Currency No ‘managed’ inflation. Barter System.
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International Finance TY BMS Gold Standard Systems Prof. Dipak Abhyankar 9820321404
Note • Be sure that the speakers are on!
Exchange Rate Regimes Dipak Abhyankar
Barter System Advantage • No Government Intervention • No Paper Currency • No ‘managed’ inflation
Barter System Limitations • Divisibility
Barter System Limitations • Divisibility • Stocking Value for long
Barter System Limitations • Divisibility • Stocking value for long • Fair price discovery
Clay Tablets Experiments …… Sea Shells Precious Stones
Gold and Silver Monometalism Bimetallism
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 Bullion Standard Pegged Currency is ‘pegged’ with Gold with a specified quantity
Gold Bullion Standard Pegged Unconditional Promise to convert Fiat Currency to Gold
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 A Currency B • Currency in Gold Exchange Standard is pegged with another currency with specified equation [Currency ‘B’] • That another Currency is pegged with gold[Currency ‘A’] Pegged • Currency ‘B’ is in Gold exchange standard • Currency ‘A’ is in Gold Bullion Standard
Gold Standard Systems • Gold Specie Standard • `Actual Use of Gold Coins • 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
Money is a headache • and Money is the cure