Market Integration in the Golden Periphery. The Lisbon/London Exchange, 1854–1891.

Portugal was the first independent nation to follow Britain in joining the gold standard. Although beset by persistent current account deficits and heavily dependent on foreign capital inflows, it enjoyed a relatively stable tenure of 37 years on gold. This paper shows how it was possible to secure...

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Main Authors: Esteves, R, Reis, J, Ferramosca, F
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009