Inflation or Deflation in Nineteenth-Century Syria and Palestine
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4863022 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Haim Gerber, Nacham T Gro, Nacham T Gross |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 351-357 |
| Publication date | 1980-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Economic History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0507 • E-ISSN: 1471-6372 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0022050700108241 |
| OpenAlex | W2054408023 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
From the 1830s on Syria and Palestine exported monetary metal to pay for an import surplus. Nevertheless, there is evidence of a concomitant inflationary process. The apparent contradiction is resolved by a theoretical argument and by reference to the dual nature of the Ottoman monetary system. Government-induced inflation in terms of the domestic (token and paper) money reinforced the rising price of full-bodied coins, caused by the adverse balance of trade
Ancient history · Argument (complex analysis) · Contradiction · Deflation · Economics · Inflation (cosmology) · Keynesian economics · Monetary economics · Monetary policy · Palestine · Price level · History · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |