Recent crises have cast doubt on the legitimacy of technocratic power, yet its role in global economic governance remains poorly understood. Revisiting the collapse of Bretton Woods, we propose a dynamic theory of global monetary governance to explain how expanding central bank discretion can...

Robert Triffin (1911-1993) was one of the main protagonists in the international monetary debates in the postwar period. He became famous with his book Gold and the Dollar Crisis, published in 1960, in which he predicted the end of the Bretton Woods system. In his analysis there, Triffin was...

We present a micro-founded monetary model of the world economy to study international currency competition. Our model features "unipolar" equilibria, with a single dominant international currency, and "multipolar" equilibria, in which multiple currencies circulate internationally. Long-run...

We use a dynamic spatial general equilibrium model of international investment and production to investigate the real implications of the last five decades of financial globalization. We introduce a wedge accounting framework to estimate country- and time-varying measures of outward and inward...

To sustain a protracted war after losing foreign loans and reserves and being sanctioned by the Allies, Japan used its 'internal financing mechanism' to gobble up civilian capital through government bonds, unbacked paper currency and interest rate interventions. These tactics aggrandised the...

Starting from the Plaza Agreement, which in 1985 proposed to regulate the functioning of the dollar standard, the international monetary system has experienced a series of evolutions following the collapse of the USSR, the development of globalization, culminating in the birth of the WTO and the...

The dollar is likely to lose its dominant position as a world currency. The world will evolve towards a multipolar currency system which includes the euro as one of the significant international currencies. To achieve this status the Capital Markets Union (CMU) should be strengthened. In...

The dollar is likely to lose its dominant position as a world currency. The world will evolve towards a multipolar currency system which includes the euro as one of the significant international currencies. To achieve this status the Capital Markets Union (CMU) should be strengthened. In...

This paper considers the impact of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) on the world’s financial systems with a special emphasis on G20 economies. Using quarterly macro-financial data for the period of 2000 to 2024, collected from the IMF, BIS, World Bank, and Atlantic Council, a Global...

This study reviews new perceptions of an imminent decline of the international role of the US dollar and implications for the euro. It considers developments in international reserves, invoicing, debt and payment systems. Strengths and weaknesses of the US and euro area economies are discussed...

The paper discusses the functions and the potential of stablecoins as an innovative payment system: Stablecoins constitute a new payment object which can be used for a direct exchange on the infrastructures provided by blockchains and crypto exchanges. For the discussion of stablecoins It is...

The IMF was created 80 years ago to promote macroeconomic and financial stability, facilitate a balanced expansion of international trade, and ensure a smooth functioning of the world economy. Even as the world has evolved profoundly, the institution's mission is as relevant today as it was...

We use a dynamic spatial general equilibrium model of international investment and production to in vestigate the real implications of the last five decades of financial globalization. We introduce a wedge accounting framework to estimate country- and time-varying measures of outward and inward...

We present a new global index indicating how fixed the world's exchange rates are. Our index measures the probability of two units of GDP, randomly selected anywhere in the world, of being involved in a fixed exchange rate arrangement. This approach is invariant to alternative classifications of...

This paper considers possible futures for the international monetary system in light of recent economic and political events in the United States and globally. It contrasts scenarios pre- and post-inauguration of the second Trump administration. Earlier scenarios foresaw very gradual rebalancing...

This 24th annual review of the international role of the euro presents an overview of developments in the use of the euro by non-euro area residents in 2024. This was a year that saw continuing geopolitical tensions, decreases in policy interest rates and further declines in inflation in the...

This 24th annual review of the international role of the euro presents an overview of developments in the use of the euro by non-euro area residents in 2024. This was a year that saw continuing geopolitical tensions, decreases in policy interest rates and further declines in inflation in the...

In the Hellenistic era, there was widespread convergence to the Attic standard and a similar narrowing of coin types in terms of aesthetics. The competition between issuers resulted in an equilibrium in which improvements to the consistency and quality of money were sought after. This...

An early analysis of the imperialist implications of the surge of global commodity prices was conducted in 2014 by Jonathan Nitzan and Shimshon Bichler. However, their analysis did not consider how the US monetary and fiscal expansionist policies have contributed to the rise of global commodity...

The dominance of the U.S. dollar in the global financial system remains the key pillar of international trade and monetary stability but faces growing challenges in a rapidly changing world. Historically rooted in the Bretton Woods system and the establishment of the petrodollar system, the...

The paper discusses whether US dollar based financial sanctions will undermine the dollar's dominant international role. Despite long-standing attempts to reduce the role of the dollar, these have had limited success so far. I discuss why this is the case and why alternatives to the dollar are...

The international financial architecture is misaligned with the goals set out in the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris climate agreement. External financing flows to emerging-market and developing countries (excluding China) need be increasing by at least US$1 trillion annually from...

Though long de-mystified by economic history literature, the idea of a German "economic miracle" of the 1950s occasionally shows up in popular discourse, propelled by political motivation. The article starts with a brief summary of older arguments for reconstruction as opposed to a structural...

Stablecoins represent a rapidly growing segment of the cryptocurrency market, aiming to overcome the high volatility of cryptocurrencies. Their primary goal is maintaining a stable value, usually pegged to fiat currencies (e.g., the US dollar), which facilitates their use in international...

We use a dynamic spatial general equilibrium model of international investment and production to investigate the real implications of the last five decades of financial globalization. We introduce a wedge accounting framework to estimate country- and time-varying measures of outward and inward...

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralization (CMIM) in safeguarding financial stability among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plus Japan, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of Korea-particularly in response to...