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The New Deal and Recovery, Part 22: Postwar Monetary Policy

George Selgin/December 19, 2022December 31, 2022

After an interruption due mostly to my move to Spain, I'm pleased to be back in the saddle again, wrapping up my series on the New Deal. I ended a previous installment of this series by observing that, despite many dire forecasts, the U.S. economy avoided a…

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Digital Money, News, The Fed & Central Banks

Central Bank Digital Currency Threatens Financial Privacy and Economic Growth

Larry White/December 4, 2018June 19, 2022

Various proposals for “central bank digital currency” (CBDC) have been under discussion for several years now. The central bank of Ecuador launched a digital currency in 2015 — and shut down the failed project three years later. A number of economists have addressed the topic. What is…

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Europe's Hard Choice

Gerald P O'Driscoll/June 24, 2015June 19, 2022

In Monday's Financial Times, columnist Gideon Rachman presented a grim outlook for Greece and the European Union.  He argues there are no good outcomes.  There are three options.  First, the EU can make concessions to Greece.  Second, the EU can stand firm and allow Greece to leave the…

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