Judy Shelton

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Judy Shelton is an economist and senior fellow at the Independent Institute and author of Money Meltdown.

Getting Monetary Policy Back on Track

"Experts seemingly identify much more closely with the central bankers — the practitioners of monetary policy — than with those forced to contend with the negative consequences of bad decisions."…

Getting Monetary Policy Back on Track

War Of Words Over Inflation Stirs Questions for the Fed

"Does it make sense, for a nation founded on the notion of individual liberty, equality under the law, and personal property rights, to allow a government agency to manipulate the…

War Of Words Over Inflation Stirs Questions for the Fed

The Wrong Way to Double Exports – Judy Shelton

Beware of President Obama’s call for a doubling of U.S. exports over the next five years as a way to reduce the unemployment rate. The obvious quick route to export…

Currency Chaos: Where Do We Go From Here? – Judy Shelton

‘The most important initiative you could take to improve the world economy would be to stabilize the dollar-euro rate.’Global monetary relations are in disarray. Exchange rates fluctuate wildly among the…

The Recovery Starts With Sound Money – Judy Shelton

The willingness to work for the sake of future prosperity is a universal human quality, but people must believe there is a link between effort and reward. The euro is…

One Currency Doesn’t Require “One Europe”

 The creation of the euro was either the greatest historic achievement of the last century—or its worst delusion. Not to be glib, but the answer is both: The euro represents…