https://www.stlouisfed.org/open-vault/2022/oct/ghost-bretton-woods-global-econo… Created Wed, 19/10/2022 - 20:30 Updated Wed, 19/10/2022 - 20:30 First created in the midst of World War II, the Bretton Woods agreement collapsed in 1971, yet its legacy is still with us. Senior Economist Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria explains why.