The origins of money and banking are explained in nearly every introduction money and banking course, but Wray proposes an alternative approach that emerges from a comparative analysis of economic institutions. Orthodox theory suggests that barter replaced self-sufficiency and increased...

A detailed study of the financial history of Maine, with the goal of assisting future planning in New England states. Looks at the period between 1820 and 1936, with selected studies on taxation, public lands, and financial organizations

Money is a primary need when you're on the road and has the potential to cause major stress. Get the upper hand with this informative report on currency, traveler's checks, money wiring, ATMs, banks, and credit cards in Macedonia

In a world where the means of exchange is convertible into the numeraire consumption good at a fixed rate, no one wants to hold money over time - and due to convertibility there is no means by which the Friedman rule can generate deflation. This is the environment we study in this paper in order...

In a world where the means of exchange is convertible into the numeraire consumption good at a fixed rate, no one wants to hold money over time - and due to convertibility there is no means by which the Friedman rule can generate deflation. This is the environment we study in this paper in order...

The changing nature of money in a changing international monetary system -- Money at the frontier -- The transformation of monetary governance in Pakistan -- Exploring monetary change amongst households -- Fieldwork findings -- Unstable money and risk mitigation in the new economy -- Money in...