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Democratic Values and the Currency

1 January 1988

Research

Democratic Values and the Currency

Rt Hon Michael Portillo

1 January 1988

In this reprint of his January 1998 lecture to the IEA, Mr Portillo directly addresses the political issues raised by … Continue reading

The Consequences of Mr Keynes

20 April 1978

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The Consequences of Mr Keynes

James M. Buchanan, John Burton and Richard E. Wagner

20 April 1978

An analysis of the misuse of economic theory for political profiteering

The Keynesian revolution replaced the Classical view by the notion that the economy was inherently unstable but that its fluctuations … Continue reading

Inflation and Unemployment

5 September 1977

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Inflation and Unemployment

Milton Friedman

5 September 1977

The 1976 Alfred Nobel Memorial Lecture

Inflation is socially destructive, creates abnormally high unemployment, misuses economic resources, and endangers human freedom not because value-judgements lead man … Continue reading

Over-taxation by Inflation

30 March 1977

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Over-taxation by Inflation

David R. Morgan

30 March 1977

How the government exploits inflation to hide tax increases

In Britain inflation has been accompanied by inadequate adjustments in tax allowances and bands so that real rates of taxation … Continue reading

Denationalisation of Money

10 September 1976

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Denationalisation of Money

F. A. Hayek

10 September 1976

The case for competition in currency

The government monopoly of money must be abolished to stop the recurring bouts of acute inflation and deflation that have … Continue reading

Gold or Paper?

10 July 1976

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Gold or Paper?

E. Victor Morgan and Ann D. Morgan

10 July 1976

No government has maintained the value of its currency without external discipline

Many governments have issued paper money backed only by their own authority; all the major countries are doing this now; … Continue reading

Choice in Currency: A Way to Stop Inflation

1 February 1976

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Choice in Currency: A Way to Stop Inflation

F.A. Hayek

1 February 1976

F. A. Hayek's classic paper on free banking

In this short paper, first published in 1976, Nobel Laureate Friedrich von Hayek suggests that inflation can be stopped by … Continue reading