Creating the U.S. dollar currency union, 1748-1811: A quest for monetary stability or a usurpation of state sovereignty for personal gain?

American Economic Review

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1778-1798

  Grubb, Farley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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EID: 3042645083     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/000282803322655545     Document Type: Review

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