The Denomination Standard: regularity in money through time and place
The Denomination Standard (as opposed to the 'gold standard'): regularity in currency through time and place. A unit of gold is said to (give and take a little) buy the same good through time - hence the gold standard. My hypothesis is: does the denomination 'size' of fiat money (currency) buy the same goods (as opposed to the nominal size, which will differ from time to time, place to place). How many of the lowest paper notes does it take to buy 'x' good - my case a big mac. In the developed world, it generally costs around 2 of the lowest denomination notes for a McDonald's Big Mac (2012). Of course, the amount grows the less developed the country - Sri Lanka 29. A 'standard note' (thank you to my student Paul) may stand like a 'standing wave' over time and place; nominal prices will flow (rise) through it. Difficult to find a standard good, and there are lag times, of course, as notes stay in circulation for some time in stable e