1st Edition

The Irish Pound, 1797-1826 A Reprint of the Report of the Committee of 1804 of the House of Commons on the Condition of the Irish Currency

144 Pages

by Routledge

144 Pages

by Routledge

144 Pages

by Routledge

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First Published in 2005. The Irish Report is a scarce document, known to comparatively few economists. This reprint of the Report and of portions of the Minutes of Evidence, set against the historical background, will not only be of interest to the student of monetary theory and of monetary history, but also help to give perspective on some present-day problems of monetary and exchange policy,... Read more

Introduction

Text of the Report of 1804

Selections from the Minutes of Evidence

James Mansfield, Procedures Stabilizing Exchange Rates Between Edinburgh and London

Robert Barnewell, Relation Between Bank of Ireland Note Issues, Prices; Exchange Rates

John Irving, Exchange Stabilization by Bank of Ireland's Use of a London Fund

William Colville, Credit Policy of Bank of Ireland; Relation of Monetary Supply to Prices and Exchange Rates, Exchange Stabilization by Use of London Fund

Jeremiah D'Olier, Credit Policy of Bank of Ireland; Relation of Bank of Ireland Notes and Issues of Private Banks; Exchange Stabilization by Use of a London Fund

Robert Marshall, Causes of Exchange Fluctuations; Effect of Absentee Remittances Upon Irish Exports

John Puget, Irish Treasury's Transfer of Funds from England to Ireland

Extract from the Bullion Report Relating to the Report of the Irish Currency Committee of 1804 and To The Exchange Relations of Ireland and England