Around the Web – June 30, 2017
Some informative reads from this week:
Peace is Popular by Jeff Deist, Mises Institute
Pakistani Economic Think-Tank Argues That Pakistani Monetary Policy Should Mimic Bitcoin by Samuel Haig, Bitcoin.com
US Government Organizes ‘Federal Blockchain Forum’ for July by Wolfie Zhou, Coindesk
More Precious Than Gold? Copper’s the Better Inflation Hedge by Susanne Barton, Bloomberg
A Look at Uncertainty in the UK, Post-Election by Daniel Lacalle, Mises Institute
Max Gulker
Max Gulker is a former Senior Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research. He is currently a Senior Fellow with the Reason Foundation. At AIER his research focused on two main areas: policy and technology. On the policy side, Gulker looked at how issues like poverty and access to education can be addressed with voluntary, decentralized approaches that don’t interfere with free markets. On technology, Gulker was interested in emerging fields like blockchain and cryptocurrencies, competitive issues raised by tech giants such as Facebook and Google, and the sharing economy.
Gulker frequently appears at conferences, on podcasts, and on television. Gulker holds a PhD in economics from Stanford University and a BA in economics from the University of Michigan. Prior to AIER, Max spent time in the private sector, consulting with large technology and financial firms on antitrust and other litigation. Follow @maxg_econ.
