William J. Luther

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Director, Sound Money Project

William J. Luther is the Director of AIER’s Sound Money Project and an Associate Professor of Economics at Florida Atlantic University. His research focuses primarily on questions of currency acceptance. He has published articles in leading scholarly journals, including Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Economic Inquiry, Journal of Institutional Economics, Public Choice, and Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance. His popular writings have appeared in The Economist, Forbes, and U.S. News & World Report. His work has been featured by major media outlets, including NPR, Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, TIME Magazine, National Review, Fox Nation, and VICE News. Luther earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics at George Mason University and his B.A. in Economics at Capital University. He was an AIER Summer Fellowship Program participant in 2010 and 2011.

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Research Publications by William J. Luther

Title: Friedman Versus Hayek on Private Outside Monies: New Evidence for the Debate


Authors: WJ Luther

Publication: Economic Affairs 33 (1), 127-135, 2013

Title: The empirical relevance of the Mises-Hayek theory of the trade cycle


Authors: RB Lester, JS Wolff

Publication: The Review of Austrian Economics 26, 433-461, 2013

Title: All the Devils are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis–By Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera


Authors: WJ Luther

Publication: Economic Affairs 32 (1), 85-86, 2012

Title: Deposit Insurance Is Not Free


Authors: WJ Luther, TL Hogan

Publication: Mercatus on Policy, 2012

Title: Deposit Insurance Is Not Free


Authors: WJ Luther, TL Hogan

Publication: Mercatus on Policy, 2012

Title: Estimating Optimal Denominations


Authors: WJ Luther

Publication: Working Paper, 2012