par Le Maux, Laurent
Référence Brussels economic review, 45, 1, page (3-36)
Publication Publié, 2002
Référence Brussels economic review, 45, 1, page (3-36)
Publication Publié, 2002
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | Smith is the forerunner of the free banking theory. Smith develop the law of reflux which asserts that private banks cannot over-issue because the convertibility rule and the market mechanism induce banks to supply just the amount of money that public want to hold. The real bills doctrine of Adam Smith has been misinterpreted and just propose a solution to the law of reflux. Smith is a forerunner too of information asymmetry theory. He shows that banks are confronted with information asymmetry when they discount doubtful bill, and it is in their interest to control actively the quality of their claims. |
