
Popular bull case; useful as a statement of the position.
Chosen by shared topics, the entries that hold them, and the people who recommended both.
Hard-money argument for a return to a gold link.
The long-run purchasing-power series that grounds gold inflation-hedge claims.
How the gold standard spread the Depression, and why leaving it early meant recovery.
How four central bankers and the gold standard turned a slump into the Depression.
“I'm going to use "classic" again but rightfully so.” — Christopher Bloomstran
Source: Semper Augustus 2020 Letter to Clients, 'To Read or Not to Read', p. 57
Recommended by: Christopher Bloomstran, Mohnish Pabrai
Key academic papers on how the gold standard worked and why it broke down.
Trans-Saharan gold and salt trade; the medieval West African economy
“Bovill, The Golden Trade of the Moors” — Paul Graham
Source: Rarely-Asked Questions — paulgraham.com
Recommended by: Paul Graham
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