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Island money

Michael F. Bryan

Economic Commentary, 2004, issue Feb

Abstract: On a small group of islands in the South Pacific, the people use a money so astonishing it often gets mentioned in classroom discussions on the subject. This Commentary takes a closer look at the stone money of Yap and asks what such an odd form of money can teach us about our own.

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Date: 2004
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