Free Banking in Sweden 1830–1903: Experience and Debate

@article{Lakomaa2007FreeBI,
  title={Free Banking in Sweden 1830–1903: Experience and Debate},
  author={Erik Lakomaa},
  journal={The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics},
  year={2007},
  volume={10},
  pages={122-141},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:154076201}
}
  • Erik Lakomaa
  • Published 9 September 2007
  • History, Economics
  • The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics
George Selgin, Magnus Henrekson, Evelina Lorentzon, Håkan Lindgren, Harald Edqvist and Christoffer Rydland, seminar participants at the Austrian Scholars Conference, Uppsala Univerity, and Stockholm School of Economics. Grateful thanks also to the Jacob Wallenberg Research Foundation and the Louis Fraenckel Scholarship Fund for financial support. The usual caveat applies. 1The terms private banks and enskilda banks are used interchangeably throughout. 2Friedrich Hayek was—as Smith’s tutor—also… 

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