“Monetary Policy and the Free-Market Economy”

“Monetary Policy and the Free-Market Economy”

“Let me say first that I believe in the benefits conferred by the free market as strongly as anybody...
“China’s Hidden Debt Risks 2012 Crisis”

“China’s Hidden Debt Risks 2012 Crisis”

“By Shih’s count, China’s debt may reach 39.838 trillion yuan ($5.8 trillion) next year. His...
Sound Money Essay Winners!

Sound Money Essay Winners!

The Atlas Sound Money Project is proud to announce the winners of its 2010 Atlas Sound Money Essay Contest. We...
Dr. Judy Shelton Joins Atlas!

Dr. Judy Shelton Joins Atlas!

The Atlas Economic Research Foundation and the Sound Money Project welcome Dr. Judy Shelton as a new...

“Gold and Economic Freedom”

Popular Articles, The History of Money — March 11, 2010 at 10:18 AM
“An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense – perhaps more clearly and subtly than many consistent defenders of laissez-faire – that gold and economic freedom are inseparable, that the gold standard is an instrument of laissez-faire and that each implies and requires the other. In order to understand the...

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Journal Articles

“Denationalisation of Money”

“Denationalisation of Money”
“In my despair about the hopelessness of finidng a politically feasible solution to what is technically the simplist...
Jan 15, 2010 17:06

Books

Honest Money

Honest Money
“There is a debt crisis in the making. It is international. Every industrial nation on earth faces a crisis that could...
Mar 10, 2010 10:02

Audio-Video

“Belongia on the Fed”

“Belongia on the Fed”
“Michael Belongia of the University of Mississippi and former economist at the St. Louis Federal Reserve talks with...
Mar 9, 2010 15:32

Sound Money Blog

How Does Obamacare Affect Your Money?

How Does Obamacare Affect Your Money?
Last August, Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor for National Review magazine and a contributor to many leading newspapers such...
Mar 5, 2010 10:00

Recent Articles

“Gold and Economic Freedom”

“Gold and Economic Freedom”
“An almost hysterical antagonism toward the gold standard is one issue which unites statists of all persuasions. They seem to sense – perhaps more clearly and subtly than many consistent defenders of laissez-faire – that gold and economic freedom are inseparable, that the gold standard...
March 11th, 2010 | Popular Articles, The History of Money | Read More

Trust, like reputation is hard to earn, but easy to lose

Trust, like reputation is hard to earn, but easy to lose
“Trust is similar in its fragility.  At the individual level, of course, these two concepts (reputation and trust) are inter-related.  We trust those who have a trustworthy reputation, and we don’t trust those who are known to be untrustworthy.  Once bitten, twice shy, or fool me one time...
March 10th, 2010 | Blogs, The History of Money | Read More

“Deflating China’s Bubble”

“Deflating China’s Bubble”
“Last year, Chinese authorities impressed Western leaders by turning China’s falling growth rate around through stimulus programs designed to boost domestic investment. However, as China’s massive monetary stimulus has led to a surge in bank lending and rapidly growing asset prices, officials...
March 10th, 2010 | Popular Articles, The State of Money | Read More

“Monetary Policy and the Free-Market Economy”

“Monetary Policy and the Free-Market Economy”
“Let me say first that I believe in the benefits conferred by the free market as strongly as anybody in this country: nobody, anywhere, has yet devised a way of organising economic activity which comes close to the free market as a way of efficiently producing the goods and services which people...
March 10th, 2010 | Featured, Popular Articles, The History of Money | Read More

The Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy

The Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy
“Economists do not agree about how monetary policy affects the economy. Different observers weigh in different ways the various specific channels through which monetary policy works. Views diverge even about the monetary transmission process in individual industrialised nations, the subject of...
March 10th, 2010 | Policy Papers, The History of Money | Read More