ABSTRACT

Respected international experts such as Michael Bordo, Larry Sjaastad and Ken Clements are brought together in a wonderfully well researched new book on this most important of topics. This comprehensive, well-written book provides all you need to know about Gold and the Modern World Economy.

chapter 1|7 pages

Gold and the world economy: overview

ByMOONJOONG TCHA

chapter 2|11 pages

Western Australian mineral commodity outlook: gold

ByCHRIS WIGGINS

chapter 3|45 pages

Gold as a commitment mechanism: past, present and future

ByMICHAEL D. BORDO

chapter 4|17 pages

The misuse of central bank gold holdings

ByERNST JUERG WEBER

chapter 5|18 pages

International barriers to gold trade

ByCHRIS ALLEN, TARON BREARLEY, ANTONY CLARKE, JULIE HARMAN

chapter 6|20 pages

The price of gold and the exchange rate

ByLARRY A. SJAASTAD, FABIO SCACCIAVILLANI

chapter 7|25 pages

The determinants of gold price exposure: an

ByAustralian study IZAN H. Y. IZAN AND JEFFREY WONG

chapter 8|17 pages

Output response to gold prices: more evidence for

BySouth Africa DUANE ROCKERBIE

chapter 9|28 pages

Gold production in Western Australia: an econometric analysis

BySAROJA SELVANATHAN, ELIYATHAMBY A. SELVANATHAN