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George Selgin

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Researcher in the field of monetary economics, with a focus on monetary history, macroeconomic theory, and the history of monetary thought. Co-founder of the Modern Free Banking Sch... Show More

Researcher in the field of monetary economics, with a focus on monetary history, macroeconomic theory, and the history of monetary thought. Co-founder of the Modern Free Banking School, advocating for denationalization of money and choice in currency. Strongly criticizes government intervention in monetary systems and attributes financial crises and business cycles to such interference.

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Tweet May 24, 2021
Allow me to elaborate. Gov. Brainard says that "the period in the nineteenth century when there was active competition among issuers of private paper banknotes in the United States is now notorious for inefficiency, fraud, and instability in the paym
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Book Apr 21, 2017
Money: Free and Unfree
by George Selgin
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Tweet Mar 31, 2023
Thread: I frankly don’t get this. Just suppose there are bitcoin banks—not custodians, but intermediaries. Those who prefer more return and risk, with less anonymity, can choose to put place their Bitcoin in them. twitter.com/gladstein/status/1641606
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Podcast episode Aug 29, 2022
"Money: Free and Unfree" with George Selgin (WiM209)
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Video Aug 12, 2019
Can Bitcoin Replace Government-Issued Money? A Debate
by Saifedean Ammous and 2 others
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