Giovanni B. Pittaluga is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Genoa, Italy where he teaches International Monetary Economics. Prior to this, he taught Monetary Economics at the Catholic University of Milan and also at Genoa University. He has worked for the Research Department of the Banca D’Italia and is the author of numerous papers and books on monetary economics.Elena Seghezza is a Full Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Genoa, Italy. She previously worked as an economist in the Department of Economic Affairs and at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She holds a Ph.D. in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland and has published numerous articles on political economy, inflation, and international economics.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: The Main Political Economy Features of the Weimar Republic.- Chapter 2. The Inflation of the Early Years of the Weimar Republic.- Chapter 3. The Inertial Inflation of the Early Twenties.- Chapter 4. Was There a Sudden Stop at the Root of German Hyperinflation?.- Chapter 5. The End of Inflation.- Chapter 6. Foreign Capital Inflows and Economic Stagnation in Weimar Germany.- Chapter 7. The Crisis of 1931 and the Collapse of the Weimar Republic.- Chapter 8. Conclusions.

Giovanni B. Pittaluga is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Genoa, Italy where he teaches International Monetary Economics. Prior to this, he taught Monetary Economics at the Catholic University of Milan and also at Genoa University. He has worked for the Research Department of the Banca D’Italia and is the author of numerous papers and books on monetary economics.Elena Seghezza is a Full Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Genoa, Italy. She previously worked as an economist in the Department of Economic Affairs and at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She holds a Ph.D. in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland and has published numerous articles on political economy, inflation, and international economics.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: The Main Political Economy Features of the Weimar Republic.- Chapter 2. The Inflation of the Early Years of the Weimar Republic.- Chapter 3. The Inertial Inflation of the Early Twenties.- Chapter 4. Was There a Sudden Stop at the Root of German Hyperinflation?.- Chapter 5. The End of Inflation.- Chapter 6. Foreign Capital Inflows and Economic Stagnation in Weimar Germany.- Chapter 7. The Crisis of 1931 and the Collapse of the Weimar Republic.- Chapter 8. Conclusions.

Giovanni B. Pittaluga is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Genoa, Italy where he teaches International Monetary Economics. Prior to this, he taught Monetary Economics at the Catholic University of Milan and also at Genoa University. He has worked for the Research Department of the Banca D’Italia and is the author of numerous papers and books on monetary economics.Elena Seghezza is a Full Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Genoa, Italy. She previously worked as an economist in the Department of Economic Affairs and at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). She holds a Ph.D. in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland and has published numerous articles on political economy, inflation, and international economics.

• Chapter 1. Introduction: The Main Political Economy Features of the Weimar Republic.- Chapter 2. The Inflation of the Early Years of the Weimar Republic.- Chapter 3. The Inertial Inflation of the Early Twenties.- Chapter 4. Was There a Sudden Stop at the Root of German Hyperinflation?.- Chapter 5. The End of Inflation.- Chapter 6. Foreign Capital Inflows and Economic Stagnation in Weimar Germany.- Chapter 7. The Crisis of 1931 and the Collapse of the Weimar Republic.- Chapter 8. Conclusions.