48. The oportunity cost of fiat

April 16, 2021 01:29:14
48. The oportunity cost of fiat
The Bitcoin Standard Podcast
48. The oportunity cost of fiat

Apr 16 2021 | 01:29:14

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Show Notes

In this seminar, we apply the economic way of thinking to figure out the opportunity cost of a century of fiat money. How would the world look like if it had hard money over the past century? What would be the impacts on capital accumulation, international trade, poverty alleviation?

 

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