Backed Money, Fiat Money, and the Real Bills Doctrine

A. THE REAL BILLS VIEW OF BACKED MONEY. The Real Bills Doctrine holds that money issued in exchange for sufficient security (usually short-term commercial bills) will not cause inflation. For example, Figure 1 represents a bank which has taken in 100 ounces of gold on deposit and issued 100 'credits' (either bank notes or deposits), each of ... ................
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