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International Trade and the Evolution of the American Capital Market, 1888–1911

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2009

William Clark  and
Charlie Turner
William Clark
Affiliation:
The authors are assistant professors in the Division of Economics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019.
Charlie Turner
Affiliation:
The authors are assistant professors in the Division of Economics, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019.
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Abstract

We examine the relationship between international trade and regional American credit markets. The evidence presented suggests that foreign payment flows had a significant effect on the level of interest rates in the East North Central, West North Central, Pacific, and Southern regions of the United States.

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Papers Presented at the Forty-fourth Annual Meeting of the Economic History Association
Information
The Journal of Economic History , Volume 45 , Issue 2 , June 1985 , pp. 405 - 410
Copyright
Copyright © The Economic History Association 1985

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