The Father of Filipino Austerity: Central Bank Governor Miguel Cuaderno and Anti-inflationary Ideology in the 1950s

• Main Author: Claudio, Lisandro E.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/phstudies/vol69/iss4/3; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/phstudies/article/1103/viewcontent/The_20Father_20of_20Filipino_20Austerity_20_5Bvol._2069_20no._204_20_282021_29_20527_E2_80_9360_5D.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Most economic analysts have argued that the failed currency policy of the Philippine Central Bank during the 1950s prevented the development of a robust export sector. Thisarticle examines the economic thinking that led to the Central Bank’s policies through a reassessment of the ideas of its first...