Coinage, debasements, and Gresham's laws

Economic Theory

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-226

  Sargent, Thomas J ^a,b   Smith, Bruce D ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0031287860     PISSN: 09382259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001990050154     Document Type: Article

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