Currency School vs Banking School debate
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The Currency School vs Banking School debate was a 19th-century British economic controversy over whether money supply should be strictly tied to gold reserves or could flexibly expand with the needs of trade and banking.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Currency School | 1 |
| Currency School vs Banking School debate canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Currency School vs Banking School debate Context triple: [History of Prices, associatedWithDebate, Currency School vs Banking School debate]
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A.
School of Finance
The School of Finance is an academic unit of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law specializing in education and research in finance and related economic disciplines.
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Dollar Academy
Dollar Academy is a well-known independent day and boarding school located in the town of Dollar in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
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C.
Investigations in Currency and Finance
Investigations in Currency and Finance is a collection of influential essays by economist William Stanley Jevons that analyzes monetary theory, banking, and financial crises in the 19th century.
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D.
The Mystery of Banking
The Mystery of Banking is an Austrian School economic treatise by Murray Rothbard that critiques fractional-reserve banking and central banking while advocating for sound money and free-market monetary institutions.
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E.
Zions Bank Real Academy
Zions Bank Real Academy is a state-of-the-art soccer training complex and youth development center associated with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Currency School vs Banking School debate Target entity description: The Currency School vs Banking School debate was a 19th-century British economic controversy over whether money supply should be strictly tied to gold reserves or could flexibly expand with the needs of trade and banking.
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A.
School of Finance
The School of Finance is an academic unit of Zhongnan University of Economics and Law specializing in education and research in finance and related economic disciplines.
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B.
Dollar Academy
Dollar Academy is a well-known independent day and boarding school located in the town of Dollar in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
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C.
Investigations in Currency and Finance
Investigations in Currency and Finance is a collection of influential essays by economist William Stanley Jevons that analyzes monetary theory, banking, and financial crises in the 19th century.
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D.
The Mystery of Banking
The Mystery of Banking is an Austrian School economic treatise by Murray Rothbard that critiques fractional-reserve banking and central banking while advocating for sound money and free-market monetary institutions.
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E.
Zions Bank Real Academy
Zions Bank Real Academy is a state-of-the-art soccer training complex and youth development center associated with Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century British economic controversy
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economic debate ⓘ |
| concerns |
whether money supply could flexibly expand with needs of trade and banking
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whether money supply should be strictly tied to gold reserves ⓘ |
| hasContext |
British gold standard
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expansion of joint-stock banking ⓘ financial crises in early 19th-century Britain ⓘ industrial revolution in Britain ⓘ |
| hasField |
banking theory
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macroeconomics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
credit theory of money
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debates on rules versus discretion in monetary policy ⓘ development of lender of last resort theory ⓘ later central banking doctrine ⓘ modern discussions of monetary base control ⓘ quantity theory of money discussions ⓘ theory of endogenous money ⓘ |
| hasKeyIssue |
control of money supply
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convertibility of banknotes into gold ⓘ elasticity of money supply ⓘ regulation of banknote issuance ⓘ relationship between banknotes and gold reserves ⓘ role of central bank ⓘ |
| hasMainLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | adoption of Currency School principles in Bank Charter Act 1844 ⓘ |
| hasRelatedConcept |
banknote issuance
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central bank monopoly of note issue ⓘ convertibility ⓘ credit creation by banks ⓘ deposit banking ⓘ elastic currency ⓘ endogenous money supply ⓘ fiduciary issue ⓘ financial stability ⓘ gold standard ⓘ monetary constitution ⓘ monetary regulation ⓘ note-issue banking ⓘ quantity theory of money ⓘ real bills doctrine ⓘ specie reserves ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent |
financial crisis of 1825 in Britain
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financial crisis of 1837 in Britain ⓘ financial crisis of 1847 in Britain ⓘ |
| hasSide |
Banking School
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Currency School ⓘ
linked to:
Currency School vs Banking School debate
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| hasTimePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced | Bank Charter Act 1844 ⓘ |
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