Crash! Expectational Aspects of the Departures of the United Kingdom and the United States from the Inter-War Gold Standard

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 174-194

  Hallwood, C Paul ^a   MacDonald, Ronald ^b   Marsh, Ian W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0012844658     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exeh.1997.0668     Document Type: Article

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