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 MorePrice 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 MoreDollarize Argentina Now
Argentina is once again wrestling with its long-time enemy, inflation. Now, it appears history may soon repeat itself, as Argentina …
Read MoreThe 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 MoreCreate 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 MoreDollarization for Argentina
The devaluation of the Brazilian real has prompted President Carlos Menem of Argentina to advocate the dollarization of his country’s …
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