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Economic Commentary

A Critique of Monetary Protectionism

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Despite the political appeal of exchange-market manipulations, monetary protectionism is unsupported by economic arguments. Manipulation of nominal exchange rates has no permanent effect on the terms of trade and risks inflation.

05.15.1990ISSN 2163-3738 EC 5/15/1990

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Hoskins, W. Lee, and Owen F. Humpage. 1990. “A Critique of Monetary Protectionism.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 5/15/1990.

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