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The cross of gold : money and the Canadian business cycle, 1867-1913 /

An intriguing view of the Canadian economy before WWI, this study fills a gap in the existing literature on the economic history of Canada. Using improved monetary statistics, the author explains how the business cycle worked under the gold standard, and takes an in-depth look at the roles the banks...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rich, Georg, 1939-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ottawa, Canada : Don Mills, Ont., Canada : Carleton University Press ; Distributed by Oxford University Press, 1988.
Series:Carleton library series ; 153.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Money As A Destabilizing Force
  • Chapter 3: The Sources Of Variation In The Money Stock
  • Chapter 4: Bank Reserve Management And The Canadian Business Cycle: A Theoretical Analysis
  • Chapter 5: The Cycle-Transmission Process
  • Chapter 6: The Crisis Of 1907
  • Chapter 7: Monetary, Budgetary And Debt Management Policies Of The Dominion Government
  • Chapter 8: Epilogue
  • Appendix A: Revised Estimates Of The Pre-1914 Canadian Balance Of Payments
  • Appendix B: The Foreign Branches Of The Canadian Chartered Banks: Statistical Problems
  • Appendix C: Division Of Reference Cycle Into Stages
  • Appendix D: Solution Of The Dynamic Model Of Chapter 4 D
  • =Appendix E: Quarterly Data On Canadian Bond Yields
  • Appendix F: Foreign Borrowing By The Dominion Government: Further Estimation Problems.