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dollarization, Ecuador, mercantilism, trade
Currency Boards, Economic Thought, Money & Politics

A Strong Currency is No Good Reason to Keep Tariffs High

Larry White/July 5, 2019June 19, 2022

An interesting debate has arisen in Ecuador during recent weeks over the following proposition advanced by authors at a Quito think tank: a dollarized country shouldn’t reduce its tariffs when the dollar is overvalued relative to the currencies of its regional trading partners (according to purchasing-power-parity measures)…

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Alexander Hamilton, antebellum banking, First Bank of the United States, mercantilism, ten dollar bill
Economic History, Free Banking, The Fed & Central Banks

Friday Flashback: Alexander Hamilton, Banking Mercantilist

Larry White/February 22, 2019June 19, 2022

(Originally appeared on Alt-M on December 30, 2015) *** In this past summer’s controversy over whether Alexander Hamilton’s image should be replaced on the $10 bill, outraged commentators made many extravagant claims on behalf of Hamilton’s wisdom in matters of money and banking policy.  For example, Ben…

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Alexander Hamilton, antebellum banking, First Bank of the United States, mercantilism, ten dollar bill
Economic History, Money & Politics, The Fed & Central Banks

Alexander Hamilton, Banking Mercantilist

Larry White/December 30, 2015June 19, 2022

In this past summer’s controversy over whether Alexander Hamilton’s image should be replaced on the $10 bill, outraged commentators made many extravagant claims on behalf of Hamilton’s wisdom in matters of money and banking policy.  For example, Ben Bernanke blogged that “Hamilton was without doubt the best…

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