return to the gold standard. Such arguments usually cite the stable prices,
economic growth, and development of world trade during this period as
evidence of the benefits provided by such an orderly international mone-
tary system. Others have suggested that the economic development and
stability of the world economy in those years did not necessarily reflect
the existence of the gold standard but, instead, the absence of any signifi-
cant real shocks such as war. Although we may disagree on the merits of
returning to a gold standard, it seems fair to say that the development of
world trade was encouraged by the systematic linking of national curren-
cies and the price stability of the system. Since gold is like a world money
during a gold standard, we can easily understand how a balance of pay-
ments disequilibrium may be remedied. A country running a balance of
payments (official settlements) deficit would find itself with net outflows
of gold, which would reduce its money supply and, in turn, its prices.
A surplus country would find gold flowing in and expanding its money
supply, so that prices rose. The fall in price in the deficit country would
lead to greater net exports (exports minus imports), and the rise in price
in the surplus country would reduce its net exports, so that balance of
payments equilibrium would be restored.
return to the gold standard. Such arguments usually cite the stable prices,economic growth, and development of world trade during this period asevidence of the benefits provided by such an orderly international mone-tary system. Others have suggested that the economic development andstability of the world economy in those years did not necessarily reflectthe existence of the gold standard but, instead, the absence of any signifi-cant real shocks such as war. Although we may disagree on the merits ofreturning to a gold standard, it seems fair to say that the development ofworld trade was encouraged by the systematic linking of national curren-cies and the price stability of the system. Since gold is like a world moneyduring a gold standard, we can easily understand how a balance of pay-ments disequilibrium may be remedied. A country running a balance ofpayments (official settlements) deficit would find itself with net outflowsof gold, which would reduce its money supply and, in turn, its prices.A surplus country would find gold flowing in and expanding its moneysupply, so that prices rose. The fall in price in the deficit country wouldlead to greater net exports (exports minus imports), and the rise in pricein the surplus country would reduce its net exports, so that balance ofpayments equilibrium would be restored.
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