Reconstruction of the Spanish money supply, 1492–1810

Yao Chen; Nuno Palma; Felix Ward

doi:10.1016/j.eeh.2021.101401

Reconstruction of the Spanish money supply, 1492–1810

Yao Chen, Nuno Palma, Felix Ward^*

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Abstract

How did the Spanish money supply evolve in the aftermath of the discovery of large amounts of precious metals in Spanish America? We synthesize the available data on the mining of precious metals and their international flow to estimate the money supply for Spain from 1492 to 1810. Our estimate suggests that the Spanish money supply increased more than ten-fold. Viewed through the equation of exchange this money supply increase can account for most of the price level rise in early modern Spain.

Original language	English
Article number	101401
Journal	Explorations in Economic History
Volume	81
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eeh.2021.101401
Publication status	Published - Jul 2021

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We thank Kıvanç Karaman, Nicholas J. Mayhew, and Pilar Nogues-Marco, François R. Velde, as well as participants at various seminars and conferences for helpful comments. We are grateful to Carlos Álvarez-Nogal, Kıvanç Karaman, Leandro Prados de la Escosura, and Pilar Nogues-Marco for sharing their data with us. Any remaining errors are our own. Nuno Palma acknowledges financial support from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (CEECIND/04197/2017). Replication data and codes are available at https://doi.org/10.3886/E139761V2 ( Chen et al., 2021 ).

Funding Information:
We thank K?van? Karaman, Nicholas J. Mayhew, and Pilar Nogues-Marco, Fran?ois R. Velde, as well as participants at various seminars and conferences for helpful comments. We are grateful to Carlos ?lvarez-Nogal, K?van? Karaman, Leandro Prados de la Escosura, and Pilar Nogues-Marco for sharing their data with us. Any remaining errors are our own. Nuno Palma acknowledges financial support from Funda??o para a Ci?ncia e a Tecnologia (CEECIND/04197/2017). Replication data and codes are available at https://doi.org/10.3886/E139761V2 (Chen et al., 2021).

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