The effect of changes in reserve requirements during the 1930s: The evidence from nonmember banks

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 417-432

  Cargill, Thomas F ^a   Mayer, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CREDIT PROVISION; ECONOMETRICS; ECONOMIC HISTORY; ECONOMIC IMPACT;

EID: 33746096931     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050706000179     Document Type: Article

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