Monetary Economics
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Bitcoin Bests $100,000
After 16 years and many milestones, Bitcoin’s supporters and proponents can regard their patience and insight as having been vindicated.
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The Commercial Mortgage Crisis Deepens
An increasing number of commercial properties are in financial distress and running out of options for refinancing relief.
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Are We Doomed To Relive Nixon-Era Inflation?
A fluctuating value of money and debt tips the scales to make winners and losers. Government wins more of our wealth. Everyone else suffers.
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Is Inflation in 2024 Fueled by Supply or Demand?
Pandemics, storms, and supply chains gaps comprise just 8.3 percent of inflation since 2020. 90 percent is fueled by increased spending (demand).
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The Ongoing Case for Argentine Dollarization
Pegging the peso to the dollar not only solidifies economic improvement and lower inflation, but protects against future populist regimes.
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AIER Thanksgiving Cost Index 2024
Giving thanks in the traditional American way is mindful, salutary, and increasingly expensive.
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The Fed’s Gold Standard Confusion
While in theory, fiat money may be cheaper to maintain than a gold standard, in practice, central banks fail to deliver long-run price stability.
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Is Taxation the Source of the US Dollar’s Strength?
The dollar’s relative value stems from its reserve status in global trade and confidence in the US investment markets.
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What’s Next for the Fed? Find Out December 2
AIER will gather scholars and experts at George Washington University for our inaugural monetary conference: “Building a Better Fed Framework.”
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Gold-Backed or Bust: Judy Shelton’s Plan to Tame the Fed and Restore the Dollar
‘Good as Gold’ makes the case for exchangeability. Currency should be a standard the people can rely on, not a lever for the powerful.
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Bitcoin Bests $100,000
After 16 years and many milestones, Bitcoin’s supporters and proponents can regard their patience and insight as having been vindicated.
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•
The Commercial Mortgage Crisis Deepens
An increasing number of commercial properties are in financial distress and running out of options for refinancing relief.
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•
Are We Doomed To Relive Nixon-Era Inflation?
A fluctuating value of money and debt tips the scales to make winners and losers. Government wins more of our wealth. Everyone else suffers.
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•
Is Inflation in 2024 Fueled by Supply or Demand?
Pandemics, storms, and supply chains gaps comprise just 8.3 percent of inflation since 2020. 90 percent is fueled by increased spending (demand).
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•
The Ongoing Case for Argentine Dollarization
Pegging the peso to the dollar not only solidifies economic improvement and lower inflation, but protects against future populist regimes.
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•
AIER Thanksgiving Cost Index 2024
Giving thanks in the traditional American way is mindful, salutary, and increasingly expensive.
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•
The Fed’s Gold Standard Confusion
While in theory, fiat money may be cheaper to maintain than a gold standard, in practice, central banks fail to deliver long-run price stability.
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•
Is Taxation the Source of the US Dollar’s Strength?
The dollar’s relative value stems from its reserve status in global trade and confidence in the US investment markets.
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•
What’s Next for the Fed? Find Out December 2
AIER will gather scholars and experts at George Washington University for our inaugural monetary conference: “Building a Better Fed Framework.”
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•
Gold-Backed or Bust: Judy Shelton’s Plan to Tame the Fed and Restore the Dollar
‘Good as Gold’ makes the case for exchangeability. Currency should be a standard the people can rely on, not a lever for the powerful.