There is an analogy to the problems countries faced when they tried to re-establish the gold standard after World War I. Until the war, money was backed by gold and could be redeemed at a fixed rate. Though the system was highly vulnerable to bank runs and there was little scope for a monetary stabilization policy, people’s confidence in the system enabled it to anchor expectations.
这和各国在一战后试图重建金本位时面临的问题有些相似。开战前，货币由黄金作支撑，并且兑换率可视为固定。尽管这一体系导致银行挤兑频发、货币稳定政策空间狭小，但人们对这一体系的信心使其能够锚定预期。