Is the Law of Reflux Valid?

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Is the Law of Reflux Valid?

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Hortlund, Per () (Dept. of Economics, Stockholm School of Economics)

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In the classical monetary debates, the Banking School held that notes would be equally demand-elastic whether supplied by many or a single issuer. The Free Banking School held that notes would be less demand-elastic if supplied by a single issuer. These assertions have rarely, if ever, been subject to more stringent statistical testing. In this paper I compare the elastic properties of the note stock of the Swedish note banking system in 1880–1895 with those of the regime in 1904–1913, when the Bank of Sweden held a note monopoly. Evidence suggests that notes did not become less elastic after monopolisation, thus lending support to the views of the Banking School.

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Paper provided by Stockholm School of Economics in its series Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance with number 599.

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Date of creation: 15 Jun 2005
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Handle: RePEc:hhs:hastef:0599

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Hortlund, Per, 2005. "Clearing vs. Leakage: Does Note monopoly Increase Money and Credit Cycles?," Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance 600, Stockholm School of Economics. [Downloadable!]

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