Financial stability, monetary autonomy and fiscal interference: Bulgaria in search of its way, 1879-1913

Kalina Dimitrova () and Luca Fantacci
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Kalina Dimitrova Hadjinedelcheva ()

No wp979, William Davidson Institute Working Papers Series from William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

Abstract: The Bulgarian monetary system was established, immediately after independence. Having experienced it already under Ottoman rule, newly independent Bulgaria adopted the bimetallic standard. Without being a member of the Latin Monetary Union, it tried broadly to follow the principles of the convention, yet with some exceptions, the most important of which concerned the limit on silver coinage. The absence of such a clause in Bulgaria turned out to be crucial since the financial needs of the recently established state triggered excessive silver coinage which resulted in a persistent agio - a positive and variable difference between the legal and the commercial value of silver coins. The interference of fiscal authorities obstructed the Bulgarian National Bank's ability to manage money in circulation and to secure the monetary stability required by economic development). The attempts of the Bulgarian monetary authorities to eliminate the agio were unsuccessful until they acquired the right to issue silver-backed banknotes. Soon after that, in 1906, Bulgaria introduced a short-lived typical Gold standard.

Keywords: financial stability; monetary autonomy; fiscal interference; Bulgaria (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E42 E51 E63 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: pages
Date: 2010-02-01
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