Journal of Economic Studies: Volume 31 Issue 3/4

Subject:

Table of contents - Special Issue: New light on Lauchlin Currie

Guest Editors: Professor Roger J. Sandilands

Editor’s introduction

Introduces the special issue to mark the 10th anniversary of Lauchlin Currie's death. Currie was an economist described as the intellectual leader of the spending wing of…

Lauchlin Currie: a biographical sketch

Presents a short biography of Lauchlin Currie (8 October 1902‐23 December 1993), who constructed the first money supply and income velocity series for the USA.

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Lauchlin Currie's memoirs: Chapter II: The Harvard years[1]

Presents an extract from Lauchlin Currie's memoirs, explaining his time at Harvard University.

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Lauchlin Currie's memoirs: Chapter III: The New Deal

Examines Laughlin Currie's experiences in helping to implement the New Deal, a new monetary system of Roosevelt's administration implemented during the 1930s.

PhD thesis: “Bank assets and banking theory”, Harvard University, January 1931[1]: Chapter I: History of theory of bank assets

Presents Chapter I of Laughlin Currie's PhD thesis in which he discusses the history of bank assets and banking theory.

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PhD thesis: Chapter IX: Bank assets and the business cycle

Presents chapter IX of Lauchlin Currie's PhD thesis which discusses bank assets and the business cycle.

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PhD thesis: Chapter XII: Conclusion

Presents the conclusion of Lauclin Currie's PhD thesis on banking assets and banking theory.

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1934 letter to FDR

Presents a letter written by Lauchlin Currie in 1934 to the then President of the USA Roosevelt, praising his monetary policy and also offering advice.

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Interview with Lauchlin Currie on the Great Depression[1]

Presents an interview conducted in 1981 by London Weekend Television with Lauchlin Currie on the Great Depression of the 1930s in the USA, which contains his own suggested…

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Desirable changes in the administration of the Federal Reserve System[1]

Presents memorandum in the form of a list of Lauchin Currie's ideas on changes to the Federal Reserve System that he thought were necessary.

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The relation of government to monetary control[1]: March 29, 1935

Presents a memorandum dated March 29, 1935 which was prepared by Lauchlin Currie for Governor Eccles, probably as a basis for a speech. Currie includes a section in which he…

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The objectives of the Banking Bill of 1935: Speech in Philadelphia, April 12, 1935

Presents a speech delivered by Lauchlin Currie in April 12, 1935 in Philadelphia on the objectives of the Banking Bill of 1935

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Federal income‐increasing expenditures, 1932‐1935c. November 1935

Presents a memorandum written by Lauchlin Currie and Martin Krost in which they attempt to state and clarify the issues involved in, and to present estimates of the magnitude of…

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Some monetary aspects of the excess reserves problem: Notes on board staff meeting, May 18, 1936

Presents Lauchlin Currie' views on the monetary aspects of the excess reserves problem which he gave at a board meeting on May 18, 1936.

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Public spending as a means to recovery: August 6, 1936

Presents Lauchlin Currie's views on public spending as a means to recovery which originally appeared in a memorandum of April 6, 1936.

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Recent developments in international monetary relations[1]: October 1936

Present a paper and an accompanying letter sent to Governor Eccles by Lauchlin Currie, explaining the Tripartite Agreement between Britain, France and the USA and appealing to him…

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Stabilization of purchasing power through the use of public credit[1]: American Economic Association Meeting at Chicago Distribution of Purchasing Power and Business Fluctuations Round Table, Wednesday, December 30, 1936

Presents a paper by Lauchlin Currie on the stabilization of purchasing power through the use of public credit which was originally delivered at the American Economic Association…

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Would a further expansion of money be “injurious”?: January 25, 1937

Looks at the excess reserves of 1937 in the USA, which were well over $2 billion. Discusses what criterion can be used to determine the adequacy or excessiveness of the volume of…

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Proposals relating to the capital inflow problem: February 13, 1937

The author, Lauchlin Currie, suggests, in a memorandum written in February 1937, that there should be banking legislation with reference to foreign capital inflows. Gives a series…

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The decline in the Federal contribution to the growth in community expenditures: October 19, 1937

Presents the monthly estimates of the Federal Government in the USA from 1932‐1937. States that in 1937 the contribution has declined below the levels of the other recent years…

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The economic distribution of demand deposits[1]: December 23, 1937

Examines the economic distribution of demand deposits during 1935 in the USA. Concludes that data on the distribution of money permit a significant advance in the understanding of…

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Speech at the Chicago Forum of the American Institute of Banking: The behavior of depositsFebruary 24, 1938

Discusses, in a speech given by Lauchlin Currie at the Chicago Forum of the American Institute of Banking on February 24, 1938, behavior of deposits from the viewpoint of an…

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Some aspects of business and banking developments in 1936 and 1937: Address before the Illinois Banking Association in Springfield, Illinois: May 23, 1938

Presents an address made by Lauchlin Currie before the Illinois Banking Association in Springfield, Illinois in May 1938. The paper discusses aspects of business and banking…

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The 100 percent reserve plan: August 12, 1938

Examines, in a paper written in 1938 by Lauchlin Currie, the banking and monetary system of the USA. Presents the 100 percent reserve plan, its claimed advantages and the…

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The White House, Washington, Memorandum for the President: Personal: Re memorandum on full employment: March 18, 1940

Presents a memorandum from Lauchlin Currie to the President of the USA written in March 1940 in which he discusses full employment and the New Deal.

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The White House, Washington, Memorandum for the President: Re: expansion possibilities of our system: December 2, 1940

Presents a memorandum written by Lauchlin Currie in December 1940 to the President of the USA on the subject of expansion possibilities of the US monetary system.

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Money and savings: how definitions affect policies[1]: January 16, 1991

Presents a paper written by Lauchlin Currie in January 1991 in which he attempts to demonstrate how lack of precision in the use of terms relating to money and savings can lead to…

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Organization for monetary policy formulation[1]: January 21, 1991

Presents a paper by Lauchlin Currie written in January 1991 in which he makes suggestions for organizational changes that might serve to improve the formulation of monetary policy…

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A new hypothesis on the demand for money: the “accounting” motive and banks' costs[1]: November 9, 1992

Presents a paper written by Lauchlin Currie in November 1992 in which he identifies and defends the concepts of money and the demand for it. The paper argues that the heavy cost…

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Cover of Journal of Economic Studies

ISSN:

0144-3585

Online date, start – end:

1974

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof Mohsen Bahmani-Oskooee