2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The Role of the Modern Silver Market under the International Gold Standard in Asia
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21730283
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Economic history
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| Research Institution | Kansai University (2011)
Matsuyama University (2009-2010) |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 金為替本位制 / 銀市場 / 国際金本位制 / 横浜正金銀行 / アジア間貿易 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research project is to analyze how the modern silver market contributed the economic development in Asia before 1913.During the three years of the project, I have analyzed that the silver standard in Hong Kong before 1913 and how the activities of the Yokohama Specie Bank contributed the economic development of the British India and Japan. These topics, the activities of the traditional financial merchants and brokers in Asia, the role of the Bank of England and the Indian Office in London silver market and the systems of the local silver markets in Asia, were not still finished. After ending the project, I continue to research these topics.
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