How do central banks hurt the common man? That’s the theme of our discussion in this episode, recorded live at the Mises Institute’s annual week-long instructional program for students. Professor Jeffrey Herbener of Grove City College and Ph.D. candidate Louis Rouanet join us.

Material Discussed

“Optimal Monetary Policy,” by Jorg Guido Hulsmann
“Monetary Policy, Asset Price Inflation, and Inequality,” by Louis Rouanet (PDF)
“The Case for a Free Market in Money,” congressional testimony by Jeff Herbener

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