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600 B
Money Price of Corn
Definition
The price of grain expressed in monetary units, which serves as the fundamental regulator of prices for all other commodities in the economy.
Source Chapter
Book IV, Chapter 5
Context
Smith argues that the money price of corn determines the money prices of labor and all other goods, making it a crucial variable in understanding how bounties affect the entire price structure of the economy.
Economic Domain
Exchange