Britain dropped out of the Gold Standard early, in 1931, so that it could ease monetary conditions and reduce interest rates, and it did better than countries that delayed the exit until later. Argentina abandoned its fixed exchange rate against the US dollar in 2001, and experienced rapid recovery after two bad quarters.
但也存在一些明确的例子，证明打破类似的货币联系也能产生积极的经济结果。1931年，英国早早脱离金本位，因此得以放松货币条件、降低利率，其经济表现也要好于推迟退出金本位的国家。2001年，阿根廷放弃了兑美元固定汇率，在经历了两个糟糕的季度后实现了快速复苏。