L’intégration des marchés monétaires au xixe siècle

Boyer-Xambeu, Marie-Thérèse; Deleplace, Ghislain; Gillard, Lucien

doi:10.4000/histoiremesure.110

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Money Markets and Exchange Rates in Preindustrial Europe

Noguès-Marco

2018

Handbook of the History of Money and Currency

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This chapter focuses on money markets and exchange rates in preindustrial Europe. The foreign exchange market was mostly based on bills of exchange, the instrument used to transfer money and provide credit between distant centers in pre-industrial Europe. In this chapter, first I explain bill of exchange operations, money market integration, usury regulations and circumventions to hide the market interest rate as well as the evolution of bills of exchange in history, focusing mainly on the most relevant features generalized during the first half of the 17 th century: endorsement and the joint liability rule, which facilitated the full expansion of the foreign exchange market beyond personal networks. Then, I describe the European geography of money in the mid-18 th century, characterized by a very high degree of multilateralism with the triangle of Amsterdam, London and Paris as the backbone of the European settlement system. Finally, I measure the cost of capital and relate it to liquidity. I show evidence of interest rates in the 18 th century for Amsterdam, London, Paris and Cadiz.While Amsterdam, London and Paris presented low and similar interest rates, Cadiz had higher interest rates, mostly being double the cost of capital. These results seem to show a high inverse correlation between liquidity and interest rates, suggesting that the share in international trade of European centers might have been a powerful driver of international monetary leadership. While more empirical evidence and further research is needed, this approach opens the scope of the analysis beyond the national institutional explanation.

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Money Markets and Exchange Rates in Preindustrial Europe

Noguès-Marco

2018

Handbook of the History of Money and Currency

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Money Markets and Exchange Rates in Preindustrial Europe

Noguès-Marco

2020

Handbook of the History of Money and Currency

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This chapter focuses on money markets and exchange rates in preindustrial Europe. The foreign exchange market was mostly based on bills of exchange, the instrument used to transfer money, and provide credit between distant centers in preindustrial Europe. In this chapter, first I explain bill of exchange operations, money market integration, usury regulations and circumventions to hide the market interest rate, as well as the evolution of bills of exchange in history, focusing mainly on the most relevant features generalized during the first half of the seventeenth century: endorsement and the joint liability rule, which facilitated the full expansion of the foreign exchange market beyond personal networks. Then, I describe the European geography of money in the mid-eighteenth century, characterized by a very high degree of multilateralism with the triangle of Amsterdam, London, and Paris as the backbone of the European settlement system. Finally, I measure the cost of capital and relate it to liquidity. I show evidence of interest rates in the eighteenth century for Amsterdam, London, Paris, and Cadiz. While Amsterdam, London, and Paris presented low and similar

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Commercial Finance in Europe, 1700–1815

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Noguès-Marco

2013

Handbook of Key Global Financial Markets, Institutions, and Infrastructure

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L’intégration des marchés monétaires au xixe siècle

Cited by 7 publications

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Money Markets and Exchange Rates in Preindustrial Europe

Money Markets and Exchange Rates in Preindustrial Europe

Money Markets and Exchange Rates in Preindustrial Europe

Commercial Finance in Europe, 1700–1815

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