Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/31447 
Year of Publication: 
2005
Series/Report no.: 
Claremont Colleges Working Papers No. 2005-08
Publisher: 
Claremont McKenna College, Department of Economics, Claremont, CA
Abstract: 
When faced with a liquidity trap, a traditional open market purchase will generally be ineffective. Theoretical studies have suggested that intervention in other markets could offer a means of escaping from this trap. We provide some empirical evidence on the importance of non-traditional open market operations by examining the economic effects of FDR's Silver Purchase Program. We employ a structural VAR to assess silver's role in influencing overall money growth, inflation and output over the 1934-1938 period. The results suggest that the US silver purchase program was effective and highlight the potential importance of non-traditional methods for reflating modern economies in a liquidity trap.
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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