The Hidden History of Money in Medieval Europe

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Is money a commodity or credit. I think both. But the commodity story is told everywhere whereas the credit story is not well known. This video therefore fills that gap by explaining the re-emergence of credit in Europe.

BIG SHOUTOUT to Professor Dirk Bezemer, with whom I collaborated to create the script for this video.

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Money Changes Everything: How Finance Made Civilization Possible: https://amzn.to/3mt3xbY
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SOURCES:
I've linked my sources in the blog that goes along with this video. Most links are in the text. But, I added some extra literature and data sources to the end of the blog.

https://www.moneymacro.rocks/2021-08-27-medieval-europe/

Timestamps:
0:00​ - introduction & theories
2:55 - rise of the money changers
5:38 - rise of bill-dealers
7:46 - rise of bankers & conclusion

Attribution:
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Narrated and produced by Dr. Joeri Schasfoort (University of Cape Town & University of Groningen)
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