Jeff Deist, President of the Mises Institute, and Stephan Livera, host of The Stephan Livera Podcast, discuss the recent IMF announcement about Bretton Woods 2.0, economic education, Austrian economics, and the proper role of government.
Summary
0:00 Introduction
2:30 History of Bretton Woods
10:31 The IMF and Bretton Woods 2.0
14:34 What would the world like on a hard money standard?
22:10 Moral component of monetary policies
29:44 What is the Cantillon Effect?
35:41 Is Bitcoin any fairer than fiat?
37:48 Do fiat currencies increase nationalization and tensions?
45:48 How does Bitcoin change the way we govern ourselves?
55:33 Central bank digital currencies
1:06:02 Best Introductions to economics
1:09:25 Wrap up
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