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

Abstract: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. This article examines the economic thinking that led to the Central Bank’s policies through a reassessment of the ideas of its first governor, Miguel Cuaderno. Reading Cuaderno’s memoirs and speeches from the period shows that anti-inflationary beliefs consistent with twentieth-century ideas of austerity informed his thinking. The article hopes to contribute to the literature on “macroeconomic policy regimes” by examining how they are produced and reified through language.