In retrospect, you can trace the steps to hyperinflation, but some of the reasons remain cloudy. Germany abandoned the gold backing of its currency in 1914. The war was expected to be short ...

Using a database of up to 62 variables for 196 countries over 57 years, a hyperinflation cycle has been characterized to propose a broader setting of stylized facts. Beyond the usual facts, the ...

The great hyperinflation was ignited by a combination of Germany's post-war economic weakness ... On the reverse of this note is an anti-Semitic cartoon which Neil describes: 'A huge, radiant ...