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On the Origin of Money

In: Readings In The Economics Of The Division Of Labor The Classical Tradition

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  • Carl Menger

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The following sections are included:IntroductionAttempts at Solution HithertoThe Problem of the Genesis of a Medium of ExchangeCommodities As More or Less SaleableConcerning the Causes of the Different Degrees of Saleableness in CommoditiesOn the Genesis of Media of ExchangeThe Process of Differentiation Between Commodities Which Have Become Media of Exchange and the RestHow the Precious Metals Became MoneyInfluence of the Sovereign Power

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  • Carl Menger, 2005. "On the Origin of Money," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Guang-Zhen Sun (ed.), Readings In The Economics Of The Division Of Labor The Classical Tradition, chapter 24, pages 251-269, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    Division of Labor; Specialization; Extent of the Market; Knowledge; Political Economy; History of Economic Thought; Increasing Returns; Equilibrium; Price System; Coordination;
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    • C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory
    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General

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