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The Provision of Liquidity in the Swedish Note Banking System 1878–1901

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The working of the ”asset currency” provided by the Swedish note banking system in 1878–1901 is described. Natural and institutional conditions caused the demand for currency to peak in March and September, with troughs in July and January. The paper investigates how the Enskilda banks provided liquidity to solve the problem. This is done by describing how the volume of notes varied over the year, and how other balance sheet items co-moved with them. Strong seasonal co-variation is found particularly between lend-ing and foreign payments media, varying like communicating vessels over the sailing season in May–October (when the sea was ice free and shipments were made).

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  • Hortlund, Per, 2005. "The Provision of Liquidity in the Swedish Note Banking System 1878–1901," Ratio Working Papers 62, The Ratio Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:hhs:ratioi:0062
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    Keywords

    Free banking; Elastic currency; Asset currency; Clearing mechanism; Note competition; Needs of trade; Legal restrictions; Lender of last resort; Sailing season;
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    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • N13 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - Europe: Pre-1913
    • N23 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: Pre-1913

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