Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/77948 
Year of Publication: 
2013
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 121
Publisher: 
Universität Leipzig, Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Leipzig
Abstract: 
The paper identifies based on the monetary overinvestment (malinvestment) theories by Wicksell (1898), Mises (1912) and Hayek (1929) monetary policy mistakes in large industrial countries issuing international currencies. It its argued that a benign neglect towards monetary policy reform in a world dominated by financial markets has led to a erosion of the allocation and signaling function of the interest rate, which has triggered an excessive rise of government debt and structural distortions in the world economy. The backlash of high government debt levels on monetary policy making is argued to lead to the hysteresis of low interest rates and high government debt levels. In this context, monetary reform is discussed with respect to the exit from low interest rates and high debt policies and a reform of the prevalent world monetary system. It is concluded that enhanced competition between dollar and euro as international currencies, which is refereed by East Asia, can be a promising approach towards a more stable world monetary system.
Subjects: 
Economic Instability
Credit Cycles
Monetary Policy
Hayek
Mises
Monetary Policy Reform
Currency Competition
JEL: 
E42
E58
F33
F44
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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