Currency Convertibility: A Self-Help Blueprint for the Commonwealth of Independent States
The nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States are gathering in Washington on January 22 and 23, 1992. The U.S. …
Read MoreThe Case for a Russian Currency Board System
The devaluation of the Russian ruble this year was predictable, especially considering Russia’s poor monetary history. State-manipulated money has been …
Read MoreA Dollarization Blueprint for Argentina
esident Carlos Menem of Argentina has advocated replacing the Argentine peso with the dollar. Dollarization would benefit Argentina because it …
Read MoreArgentine Endgame: Couple Dollarization with Free Banking
gentina’s currency board, which has maintained a fixed exchange rate with the dollar since it was created in 1991, has …
Read MoreA Manifesto for Economic Reform in Argentina
spite abundant evidence that the economic policies of the last several months have been highly destructive, the government has persisted …
Read MoreArgentina: Caveat Lector
The discourse surrounding Argentina’s recent travails has validated George Stigler’s observation that “the quality of controversy is not only low …
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