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Economic History, The Fed & Central Banks

"Why Was the Fed Created?"

by George Selginon March 3, 2012December 19, 2015

Was the subject assigned to me for my "Tea Lecture" to congressional staffers last week. The lecture is one of a series being sponsored by Ron Paul's office. The true story of the Fed's origins needs to be more widely known, so please do pass it on!

About George Selgin

George Selgin is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives at the Cato Institute and Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Georgia. His research covers a broad range of topics within the field of monetary economics, including monetary history,...