Internet resources
Chapter 13: Money and Banking
Web assignments:
- Money in North American History
- The Bimetallic Standard and Gresham's Law
- The Euro
Web materials related to topics discussed in Chapter 13
- Central Banking Resource Center
- Links to the home pages of central banks.
- The European Community
- The official page of the European Community. This page contains information about the
treaties underlying the EC, the agencies of the EC, and information about the introduction of the
Euro.
- The Euro Page
- The official home page for the Euro, the soon-to-be-released new currency of the European
Community.
- Exchange Rate Links
- Find the current exchange rates among a variety of currencies.
- Federal Reserve Banks
- Links to Federal Reserve District Banks and to the Board of Governors.
- Monetary History
- This site, created by François Micheloud, contains an interesting discussion of the evolution
from a system of bimetallism to a gold standard. This site contains William Jenning Bryan's famous
"Cross of Gold" speech and explains the relationship between the populist movement and the bimetallist
position. It also explains why some economists have argued that Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
is a political allegory dealing with the bimetallist argument.
- A History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day
- This site, a companion to Glyn Davies book, A History of Money from Ancient Times to the Present Day, provides an interesting overview of the evolution of money and banking.
- The European Community
- The official page of the European Community. This page contains information about the
treaties underlying the EC, the agencies of the EC, and information about the introduction of the
Euro.
- The Euro Page
- The official home page for the Euro, the soon-to-be-released new currency of the European
Community.
- Exchange Rate Links
- Find the current exchange rates among a variety of currencies.
Related resources:
- Other economic resources
- This page contains a set of links to economic resources that may be of interest to introductory economics students.
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