Greenback-gold returns and expectations of resumption, 1862-1879

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 697-717

  Smith, Gregor W ^a   Smith, R Todd ^b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

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ECONOMIC HISTORY; HISTORICAL STUDY;

USA;

EID: 0031419704     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700019100     Document Type: Review

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