Margaret Thatcher and the Battle of the 364 Keynesians
With the death of Margaret Thatcher, and the ensuing profusion of commentary on her legacy, it is worth looking back …
Read More
Price Controls: A Troubling Trend in Latin America
Argentina, Venezuela, and now even Ecuador have all embraced an unfortunate, if familiar, economic craze currently sweeping the region – …
Read More
Dollarize Argentina Now
Argentina is once again wrestling with its long-time enemy, inflation. Now, it appears history may soon repeat itself, as Argentina …
Read More
The Siren Song of Exchange Controls
Paul Krugman , professor of economics at MIT, has recently completed an Asian tour during which he sang the praises …
Read More
Create a Currency-Board Law for Russia
Russia’s acting Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin says he wants to introduce a currency board as part of his strategy to …
Read More
Dollarization for Argentina
The devaluation of the Brazilian real has prompted President Carlos Menem of Argentina to advocate the dollarization of his country’s …
Read More