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This is likely to lead to a run on the bank as everybody rushes to exchange their money for gold. Eventually the peg collapses and we are back to non-exchangeab
by zarzavat 5y ago
This is likely to lead to a run on the bank as everybody rushes to exchange their money for gold. Eventually the peg collapses and we are back to non-exchangeable currency. Gold standard only works as long as everybody believes that the exchange rate will not change.