| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 681 pages) : illustrations |
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A Conference report |
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Conference report (National Bureau of Economic Research)
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| Contents |
Preface; Introduction; I. THE GOLD STANDARD AS INTERPRETED IN TRADITIONAL AND REVISIONIST WORKS; II. TECHNICAL PROCEDURES: RULES OF THE GAME; III. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE OPERATION OF THE GOLD STANDARD; IV. INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES UNDER THE GOLD STANDARD; V. THE GOLD STANDARD AS A STABILIZER OF COMMODITY PRICES; Participants; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Summary |
This is a timely review of the gold standard covering the 110 years of its operation until 1931, when Britain abandoned it in the midst of the Depression. Current dissatisfaction with floating rates of exchange has spurred interest in a return to a commodity standard. The studies in this volume were designed to gain a better understanding of the historical gold standard, but they also throw light on the question of whether restoring it today could help cure inflation, high interest rates, and low productivity growth. The volume includes a review of the literature on the classical gold standard |
| Analysis |
gold standard, economics, economy, money, finances, great depression, 19th century, historical, history, exchange, rates, commodity standards, inflation, high interest rate, low productivity growth, literature review, england, germany, italy, sweden, canada, europe, international, stability, central bank, monetary policies, operations, transmission, business |
| Notes |
Papers from a conference sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research, held in March, 1982 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Gold standard -- History -- 19th century -- Congresses
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International finance -- History -- 19th century -- Congresses
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Financial institutions, International -- History -- 19th century -- Congresses
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Gold standard -- History -- Congresses
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Gold standard -- History -- Congresses
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Money & Monetary Policy.
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Financial institutions, International
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Gold standard
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International finance
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| Genre/Form |
proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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History
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bordo, Michael D.
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Schwartz, Anna J. (Anna Jacobson), 1915-2012.
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National Bureau of Economic Research.
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| ISBN |
9780226066929 |
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0226066924 |
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1282069608 |
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9781282069602 |
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9786612069604 |
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6612069600 |
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