Topic: Sound Money Project

Ben Bernanke, Austrian macro economist

– June 1, 2015

Self-styled Austrians have a tendency to overstate the differences in the Austrian business cycle theory and that of so-called mainstream economists.

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Venezuela: No rule of law, bad money

– May 27, 2015

This article appeared in the June 2015 issue of Globe Asia. By Dr. Steve H. Hanke The rule of law subjects the State to a fixed set of rules that limits the scope of its coercive powers. Individuals and their property are protected from the arbitrary, …

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What does monetary policy have to do with interest rates?

– May 20, 2015

Very little, really. Despite what we teach our students in Principles classes, and in some more advanced classes on Macroeconomics and Money & Banking, the relationship between changes in the stance of monetary policy and changes in interest rates …

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Shock or gradualism?

– May 18, 2015

Big economic crises or situations of economic distress usually put pressure on policy makers to embark upon economic reforms. If the situation is troubled enough, then whether the reforms should all be done at once (shock) or step-by-step over time (gr …

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Op-ed: Reckoning for the Fed

– May 13, 2015

It’s happening. People are finally starting to realize that the Federal Reserve’s policies might not be working and central bankers are going on the defensive. At least former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke did when, in response to a recent editorial in The …

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Gold-backed money must be private money

– May 11, 2015

Dr. Jordan’s article appeared in the Spring/Summer 2015 edition of the Cato Journal. “I am convinced we shall never have good money again so long as we leave it in the hands of government. Government has always destroyed the monetary systems.” Friedric …

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Monetary equilibrium and monetary institutions

– May 6, 2015

I am very excited to join the Sound Money Project and contribute to the understanding of monetary systems that are conducive to economic stability. To begin, I would like to describe how I think about monetary theory at a general level, and how this i …

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Alexander W. Salter joins the Sound Money Project team

– May 4, 2015

It has truly been an exciting year for the Atlas Network’s Sound Money Project and Washington’s monetary policy community. From meetings with Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen to the opening of new monetary policy centers, SMP has been at the for …

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Should central banks target NGDP?

– May 4, 2015

That was the topic of a conference organized by the Center for Free Enterprise at West Virginia University that took place on Saturday, April 25. The conference was divided in two sessions: one where theoretical aspects of NGDP were discussed and anoth …

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Greece: Down and probably out

– April 28, 2015

This piece was originally published in Globe Asia, April 2015. By Dr. Steve H. Hanke Led by the charismatic Alexis Tsipras, the Syriza party took office in Athens on January 26th. The most prominent member of the new Prime Minister’s cabinet is Yanis V …

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Op-ed: Is central banking the problem or the solution?

– April 27, 2015

Monetary policy: it doesn’t make headlines like drone stikes or police militarization, but it really should. Considering how much the decisions of central bankers affect the global economy, it makes little sense that candidates and politicians are not …

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Sound Money Fellow named Chief Economist of Senate Banking Committee

– April 22, 2015

The Atlas Network’s Sound Money Project is proud to announce that Dr. Thomas L. Hogan has accepted an appointment as Chief Economist of the Senate Banking Committee. Although this means that he will be stepping down from his role as a SMP Fellow, we co …