The Malayan Currency Board, 1938-1967

Josephine GEORGE

Abstract


Abstract. This essay examines the Malayan Currency Board from its formation in 1938 to its dissolution in 1967. It analyzes the orthodoxy of the board using high-frequency data, such as monthly statistics of currency notes in circulation. Accompanying the essay is a spreadsheet workbook which presents high-frequency data of the board in digital format for the first time, as well as balance sheets and other financial statements.

Keywords. Brunei; Malaya; Malaysia; North borneo; Sarawak; Straits settlements; Singapore; Currency board.

JEL. E59; N25; N26.

Keywords


Brunei; Malaya; Malaysia; North borneo; Sarawak; Straits settlements; Singapore; Currency board.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1453/jeb.v9i4.2361

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