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Economics / August 19, 2021

GRESHAM’S LAW

he Law states that bad money drives good money out of circulation. This is true in case of bimetallism where two metal standard (gold and silver) operate side by side. In such a case one metal currency drives the other out of circulation. If also means cheap money drives out dear money. If a country […]

he Law states that bad money drives good money out of circulation. This is true in case of bimetallism where two metal standard (gold and silver) operate side by side. In such a case one metal currency drives the other out of circulation. If also means cheap money drives out dear money. If a country uses both paper money as well as metal money, people will use the paper money and hold the metal money.