Attention Economy


Monday, April 29, 2024

The Dollar and the Global Economy


The Election-Devaluation Cycle
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/elections-this-year-will-test-nordhaus-devaluation-theory-by-jeffrey-frankel-2024-04
In 1975, the Nobel laureate economist William D. Nordhaus suggested that developing economies might seek to prop up the value of their currencies before an election, only to undergo a devaluation soon after. Recent experiences in Nigeria, Turkey, Argentina, Egypt, and Indonesia seem to bear this out.