devaluation. Using a new high-frequency data set on commodity-price movements from the classical gold standard era, we then show …

to the Great Depression? How did countries balance the externals demands of the gold standard with domestic policy … estimate central bank rate reaction functions for a panel of 22 countries during the inter-war gold standard. The estimates …

constructed by exploiting variations in the price of gold around events that capture periods of changes in uncertainty. The … variations in the price of gold around the events correlate with the underlying uncertainty shocks, due to the perception of gold …

price of gold coin is an important factor in cost-benefit analysis for individuals in their marriage and divorce decisions … in Iran. Dowries (Mehrieh) are usually in the form of gold coin and a wife has a legal right to them upon both parties … signing the marriage contract. Increasing the price of gold coin may intensify the internal stress and struggles within …

The paper examines the timing of exit from the interwar gold-exchange standard for a panel of European countries, based … on monthly data over the period January 1928 - December 1936. I show that exit from gold can be understood in terms of a …

that arise along the way. Special attention is given to Norway, the world's third largest oil exporter, and the role of …

most countries around the world. Turning to the relationship between countries, we show that average life satisfaction is …