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Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 47 No. 3 1933

The Relation of Call Money Rates to Stock Market Speculation

Wilford J. Eiteman

Albion College

Abstract

Introduction, 449. — Brokerage office loan routine, 449. — Demand for funds inelastic at a given moment, 453; and over a period of time, 454. — Supply by “others” inelastic in 1927, 456. — Supply by banks elastic throughout 1927, 458. — New security issues the cause of increased demand for loans in 1928 and 1929, 460. — As a result of Federal Reserve policy, supply by banks inelastic after 1927, 461. — New security issues and high interest rates responsible for elasticity of supply by “others” in 1928 and 1929, 461. — Conclusion, 462.

DOI
10.2307/1883980
Volume
47
Issue
3
Pages
449
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