Abstract
During the 1930s financial crisis, Central bank of Sweden (Riksbank)
actively intervened the liquidity of banks and the market through a range of
monetary operations. The monetary policies combined with the devaluation of
currency, was regarded as a crucial factor that led to the quick and strong
recovery of Sweden. By making use of the balance sheets of the whole banking
system, this paper explores the detailed content of monetary policies before,
during and after the 1930s crisis of Sweden, and provides new evidence on the
monetary stance and policy goals. The main findings are: 1) Since early 1931
Riksbank changed its role in lend of last resort from a channel to a real supplier of
liquidity. However, after leaving gold standard, Riksbank started to be cautious in
expanding money supply unless in urgent need of bailout.2) The rising in the
deposit reserve ratio of banks offset the expansionary monetary policies and thus
the actual money circulated in the market was even in contraction in most of the
time under the study. 3)The reserve and currency value, instead of domestic
monetary demand, were the main goals of monetary policies after leaving gold
standard.
actively intervened the liquidity of banks and the market through a range of
monetary operations. The monetary policies combined with the devaluation of
currency, was regarded as a crucial factor that led to the quick and strong
recovery of Sweden. By making use of the balance sheets of the whole banking
system, this paper explores the detailed content of monetary policies before,
during and after the 1930s crisis of Sweden, and provides new evidence on the
monetary stance and policy goals. The main findings are: 1) Since early 1931
Riksbank changed its role in lend of last resort from a channel to a real supplier of
liquidity. However, after leaving gold standard, Riksbank started to be cautious in
expanding money supply unless in urgent need of bailout.2) The rising in the
deposit reserve ratio of banks offset the expansionary monetary policies and thus
the actual money circulated in the market was even in contraction in most of the
time under the study. 3)The reserve and currency value, instead of domestic
monetary demand, were the main goals of monetary policies after leaving gold
standard.
Original language | English |
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Publication status | Published - 2022 Jul |
Event | XIX World Economic History Congress - Paris, France Duration: 2022 Jul 25 → 2022 Sept 29 https://www.wehc2022.org/ |
Conference
Conference | XIX World Economic History Congress |
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Country/Territory | France |
City | Paris |
Period | 2022/07/25 → 2022/09/29 |
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Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Economic History
Free keywords
- 1930s Swedish financial crisis
- Money supply
- Monetary policy
- Riksbank