The circulating medium of exchange in colonial Pennsylvania, 1729-1775: New estimates of monetary composition, performance, and economic growth

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 329-360

  Grubb, Farley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonial America; Economic growth; Paper money; Quantity theory of money; Specie money

Indexed keywords

EID: 4444252805     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2004.01.001     Document Type: Article

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