Auburn University
Auburn University: The "Costs" of a Gold Standard
Take a look at the cost involved in having a gold standard. If you need more information after reading this article, a list of references is provided.
Robert Schenk, PhD
Money Matters: The Gold Standard
This site provides a great article that explains the gold standard and why it didn't work for the United States and many other nations.
Robert Schenk, PhD
Rules of the Game Gold Standard & Macroeconomic Policy
A basic description of the struggles with the gold standard of the late 19th century in the United States, and William Jennings Bryan's attempts to abandon this.
Other
Myth: The Gold Standard Is a Better Monetary System
Discusses the gold standard and the history of monetary systems.
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The Classical Gold Standard, 1815 1914
Discusses the classical gold standard of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.