Monetary Standards and Exchange Rates (Explorations in Economic History)

In this volume an international team of distinguished monetary historians examine the historical experience of exchange rate behaviour under different monetary regimes. The main focus is on metallic standards and fixed exchange rates, such as the gold standard. With its combination of thematic overviews and case studies of the key countries and periods, the book greatly enhances our understanding of past monetary systems.

Maria Cristina Marcuzzo is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Rome, La Sapienza. A specialist in classical monetary theory and in the Cambridge School of economics, she is the co-author (with A. Rosselli) of Ricardo and the Gold Standard and co-editor of The Economics of Joan Robinson. She has published articles in Economica, Revue d’Economie Politique, Cambridge Journal of Economics and Review of Political Economy. Lawrence H. Officer is Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago, Research Consultant at the Bank of Canada, and Consultant at the International Monetary Fund. His academic specialities are monetary history and international economics, and his most recent book is Between the Dollar― Sterling Gold Points: Exchange Rates, Parity and Market Behaviour. Annalisa Rosselli is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Rome, Tor Vergata. She graduated in mathematics and studied at the London School of Economics. Her publications center on the history of economic thought and on economic history. She is the co-author (with M.C. Marcuzzo) of Ricardo and the Gold Standard.