Engdahl, Torbjörn () (Department of Economic History Stockholm University) Ögren, Anders () (EHFF - Institute for Economic and Business History at the Stockholm School of Economics and HTE EconomiX (UMR 7166) CNRS Université de Paris X - Nanterre)
Abstract
Complementarity of money mean that two or more kinds of monies together fulfil the demand of the users better than they would without the existence of the other(-s). In this paper we study complementarity between paper monies in Sweden. We address four questions: 1) What was used as money on a macro level (money supply) and on a micro level (monetary remittances)? 2) What was the relative value of different monies in parallel circulation? 3) Was there seasonal variations in use and/or value? 4) Was there geographical variations in use and value? What we find is that the complementarity helped to solve the problem of providing sufficient liquidity domestically over time and space and thus and to keep a stable value of the currency.
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Length: 24 pages Date of creation: 12 Nov 2007 Date of revision: Publication status: Published in Financial History Review, 2008, pages 73-91. Handle: RePEc:hhs:hastef:0678
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