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Prices in Russia in the Sixteenth Century

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The thesis that long-term price movements in medieval and early modern periods were the results of changes in the supply of precious metals has been questioned by a number of historians who believe that fluctuations in population provide a more fundamental explanation. These men point out that if changes in the supply of money were primarily responsible, the secular rise and fall of prices would have been approximately the same for all commodities. Actually, agricultural prices rose and fell faster and more sharply than did the prices of industrial goods. It is claimed that these price changes and the lack of synchronization between them can be satisfactorily explained by changes in the size of population:

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  • Blum, Jerome, 1956. "Prices in Russia in the Sixteenth Century," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 16(2), pages 182-199, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jechis:v:16:y:1956:i:02:p:182-199_05
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