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The School of Salamanca on Value of Money: A Reassessment

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  • Bahmanpour-Khalesi Mohammadhosein

    (Research Fellow, Imam Sadiq (pbuh) University, Tehran, Iran)

  • Sharifzadeh Mohammadjavad

    (Associate Professor of Economics, Imam Sadiq (pbuh) University, Tehran, Iran)

Abstract

This study endeavors to investigate the theory of the value of money from the vantage point of late scholastic scholars, with a specific focus on the Salamanca School and the two prevailing monetary doctrines: Objectivism (Metallism) and Subjectivism (Chartalism). Our investigation employs the classical works of late scholastic thinkers from the 15th to the 17th centuries to illuminate the perspectives held by the Salamanca School concerning monetary value. The findings affirm that the twofold theory of money value proposed by late scholastic thinkers constitutes a nuanced iteration of the multidimensional approach to money. This comprehensive framework encompasses various facets of value, such as the final, actual, formal, and material dimensions. Moreover, the conspicuous emphasis placed by late scholastic thinkers on the subjective aspects of money value imparts a multifaceted character to their theory, demonstrating striking parallels with modern subjective doctrine.

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  • Bahmanpour-Khalesi Mohammadhosein & Sharifzadeh Mohammadjavad, 2023. "The School of Salamanca on Value of Money: A Reassessment," Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, De Gruyter, vol. 29(1), pages 79-96, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:jeehcn:v:29:y:2023:i:1:p:79-96:n:2
    DOI: 10.1515/jeeh-2022-0013
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    Keywords

    late scholastic thinkers; school of Salamanca; Chartalism; metallism; value of money;
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    JEL classification:

    • B11 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Preclassical (Ancient, Medieval, Mercantilist, Physiocratic)
    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals
    • E4 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates
    • N1 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations

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