Dick, Trevor J. O. and John E. Floyd. Canada and the Gold Standard: Balance of Payments Adjustment under Fixed Exchange Rates, 1870-1913. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992.

• "Dick and Floyd, two respected economists, have written an interesting and challenging interpretation of how the Canadian economy functioned under the gold stantard during a period of massive capital inflows at the start of the century. . . . A must acquisition for any collection on international capital theory, international economics, or general economic theory." D. E. Bond, University of British Columbia
• " . . . . the book contains one of the clearest and fullest accounts of the classical theory and adds a new dimension to the debate about the gold standard which scholars will have to take seriously." Peter Cain
• "They make a very persuasive case that the Canadian experience is best explained by their model." George Borts, Brown University
• "The scarcity of long time-series of data for empirical study of fixed exchange rate regimes makes Dick and Floyd's analysis of balance of payments adjustment in Canada between 1871 and 1913 particularly useful." Angela Redish, University of British Columbia
• " . . . . this book constitutes an important and provocative analysis of the Canadian adjustment process under under the gold standard." Georg Rich, Swiss National Bank
• "Dick and Floyd persuasively argue that Canada's impressive performance was greatly assisted by an efficient banking system and the freedom of movement of capital . . . . [giving] broader lessons to be learned . . . . [by] many of the transitional economies." Pierre Siklos, Wilfrid Laurier University

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