@techreport{oai:agi.repo.nii.ac.jp:02000096, author = {髙木, 信二 and Takagi, Shinji}, month = {Nov}, note = {The paper explores Japanese monetary policy under the classical gold standard (1897–1914), while providing a succinct exposition of the distinguishing features of the Japanese gold standard regime. The paper, explaining how the Bank of Japan conducted monetary policy, finds that, as a general practice, (i) it used fiduciary issues to offset movements in monetary gold so as to stabilize the supply of currency; (ii) it moved the discount rate in the same direction as the government moved the extra issue tax rate; and (iii) it raised the discount rate in response to an increase in gold outflows. The rules-of-the-game-like behavior of discount rate policy, motivated by the central bank’s mandate to preserve gold convertibility, was robust and consistent, challenging the semi-consensual view that violations of the rules were frequent and pervasive under the classical gold standard.}, title = {An Exception that Proves the Rule: Japanese Monetary Policy under the Classical Gold Standard, 1897–1914}, year = {2024}, yomi = {タカギ, シンジ} }