) approach that compares provinces with and without gold deposits before and after the reform. After the MAP reform, provinces … with deposits of gold had 32 percent more malaria cases relative to provinces without gold deposits. I perform several … falsification tests as well as investigate other potential mechanisms to further suggest that the main mechanism is through gold …

United States and Canada, 1870-1913. Both countries adhered to the international gold standard. This meant that the domestic … which could intervene in the gold market to shield the domestic economy from external conditions. We proceed by identifying … small open economy on the gold standard and identify the shocks by imposing long run restrictions on the impact of the …

United States and Canada, 1870-1913. Both countries adhered to the international gold standard. This meant that the domestic … which could intervene in the gold market to shield the domestic economy from external conditions. We proceed by identifying … small open economy on the gold standard and identify the shocks by imposing long run restrictions on the impact of the …