Patrick Barron

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Patrick Barron is a private consultant to the banking industry. He has taught an introductory course in Austrian economics for several years at the University of Iowa. He has also taught at the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin for over twenty-five years, and has delivered many presentations at the European Parliament.

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The Monetary Base Never Returned to "Normal" After the Great Recession

Money and BanksMoney and Banking

Blog12/21/2018Patrick Barron

M1 and the monetary base are almost equal at this time, but this is unprecedented in modern monetary history, as usually the monetary base is a fraction of M1.

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6 Reasons Why a Trade War with the Chinese Is Pointless

Global Economy

Blog07/20/2018Patrick Barron

China's so-called "unfair" trading practices really hurt China more than they hurt American businesses.

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China's Currency Manipulation Harms China — Not Its Trading Partners

Money and Banking

07/02/2018Power & MarketPatrick Barron

Americans are being told that China's currency manipulations are causing harm to its trading partners, America being the main victim. Nothing could be further from the truth. China's currency manipulations certainly cause harm, but to China itself!

No country can cause harm to another by...