Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon: Richmond vs. Houston in 1864

American Economic Review

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1621-1630

  Burdekin, Richard C K ^a   Weidenmier, Marc D ^a  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0005496678     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.91.5.1621     Document Type: Article

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