Malavika Nair

Tags Financial MarketsMoney and BanksMoney and BankingProduction Theory

Works Published inQuarterly Journal of Austrian EconomicsSpeeches and Presentations

Malavika Nair is assistant professor of economics in the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University, Alabama. Her research focuses on questions related to monetary theory, financial history, private enterprise in money production and financial services, as well as the economics of caste.

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What is Money?

Money and Banks

10/18/2018Mises MediaMalavika Nair

In this 18-minute talk, Malavika Nair presents the basics on what money is, its origins, and why it is so central to a modern economy.

The Economics of Bitcoin

Money and BanksMonetary Theory

07/24/2018Mises MediaMalavika Nair

Recorded at Mises University 2018.

The Economics of Bitcoin: A Primer

Monetary Theory

03/19/2018CoursesMalavika NairMark Thornton

This introductory course explains the basics of money and the possible viability of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The course begins with the origin of money when it emerged from barter as the most saleable good, allowing economic calculation and the division of labor. The problem of how a new...