Abstract

This lecture discusses the work by the Estonian economist Ragnar Nurkse (1907-1959). It focuses on the early Nurkse, who was concerned with exchange rates, capital flows and what today we call the international financial architecture. It asks how many of the conclusions of International Currency Experience [Nurkse, R. (1944). International Currency Experience. Geneva: League of Nations.] survive. How many of Nurkse's points about the interwar gold standard are confirmed by subsequent scholarship? How many of his points are still relevant to the international monetary problems of today?

Details

Title
Ragnar Nurkse and the international financial architecture *
Author
Eichengreen, Barry 1 

 Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley 
Pages
118-128
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
ISSN
1406099X
e-ISSN
23344385
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2222880212
Copyright
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