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Why did the Price Revolution happen?
Shows causes on the record, then each account's causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
1520–1650
Why did the Price Revolution happen?
Shows causes on the record, then each account’s causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
According to Earl J. Hamilton. The Price Revolution, caused by American silver imports.
Hamilton’s thesis as Munro states it: chiefly, if not entirely, responsible for the inflation of much of the era, but principally only for about 1540 to 1600. Hamilton’s price data are Spanish; Munro warns that many economic historians, himself included, have misread him on this.
American silver imports led to the Price Revolution.
Hamilton’s thesis, and the point disputed. Munro’s view is on the entry for the Price Revolution.
According to John H. Munro. The Price Revolution, caused by American silver imports.
Munro’s own view: a monetary explanation is held today by a minority, and none can be purely monetary.
Named in 2 of the 2 accounts recorded here: American silver imports.
Shows causes on the record, then each account’s causes side by side. Not a single settled cause.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
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