Money and Banking

The Economist, May 11, 1935

The right alternative is not yet another and more global experiment in paper-money inflation.

Rothbard sees much of economic history as a product of government interventions in the market.

Compares and contrasts the principles and performance of alternative international monetary systems, including the classical gold standard, the gol

Advanced lecture on the origins of fiat money systems, explaining the transition from commodity money to commercial bank notes and deposits, and fr

Advanced lecture on monetary mechanisms in a growing economy, stressing the central role of debt, and discussing alternative ways to deal with infl

Advanced lecture on the theory of pure interest, discussing its pros and cons as compared to other theories, and its relationship with capital theo

Recorded at Mises University 2010. Includes an introduction by Mark Thornton. 

Recorded at Mises University 2010. Includes an introduction by Mark Thornton.

I will continue to repeat that all people will be made better off in the long run by lowering taxes, easing regulations, stopping fiscal-policy interventions, and not giving the state the power to print fiat money.