The debasement puzzle: An essay on medieval monetary history

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 789-808

  Rolnick, Arthur J ^a   Velde, François R ^b   Weber, Warren E ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 0242395595     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700017472     Document Type: Review

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