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Brazilian Gold in the Eighteenth Century: A Reassessment

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  • Leonor Freire Costa
  • Maria Manuela Rocha
  • Rita Martins de Sousa

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This working paper aims to provide data gathered in a research program developed by Gabinete de História Económica e Social (GHE.S) on gold remittances from Brazil in the 18th centrny. Results of this project revise published accounts of bullion flows in the 18th centrny with regard to the Brazilian contribution to the European money stock. This is a preliminary presentation of .results that support the thesis and arguments in a forthcoming book entitled O ouro do Brasil no seculo XVIII: remessas e agentes. Key words: Early modern Portugal; Brazilian gold; International trade JEL classification : N1; NS; N7

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  • Leonor Freire Costa & Maria Manuela Rocha & Rita Martins de Sousa, 2010. "Brazilian Gold in the Eighteenth Century: A Reassessment," Working Papers GHES - Office of Economic and Social History 2010/42, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, GHES - Social and Economic History Research Unit, Universidade de Lisboa.
    • Handle: RePEc:ise:gheswp:wp422010
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    Keywords

    early modern portugal; brazilian gold; international trade jel classification : n1; ns; n7;
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    • N1 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations
    • N7 - Economic History - - Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, and Other Services

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