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The gold reserve ratio is defined as the ratio of the monetary gold stock and the currency stock.
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Caton, J. Scott Sumner, The Midas Paradox: Financial Markets, Government Policy Shocks, and the Great Depression. Oakland, CA: Independent Institute, 2015. 524 Pages. USD 37.95 (cloth). Rev Austrian Econ 30, 543–547 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11138-016-0344-1
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