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The History of Bad Ideas: The Gold Standard
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In the second episode in our series on bad ideas David talks to the political economist Helen Thompson about the gold standard, which was meant to anchor the world economy until it all fell apart a hundred years ago. Why does gold so often appear like a stable basis for money in an unstable world – and why not silver? What made the gold standard a source of instability instead? How can money work if it has no material basis? And is quantitative easing a bad idea as well?
For ad-free listening and bonus episodes – including more bad ideas – subscribe to PPF+ www.ppfideas.com
Next time on The History of Bad Ideas: Kathleen Stock on Facebook Friends
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84 episoder
Manage episode 415018925 series 3469425
In the second episode in our series on bad ideas David talks to the political economist Helen Thompson about the gold standard, which was meant to anchor the world economy until it all fell apart a hundred years ago. Why does gold so often appear like a stable basis for money in an unstable world – and why not silver? What made the gold standard a source of instability instead? How can money work if it has no material basis? And is quantitative easing a bad idea as well?
For ad-free listening and bonus episodes – including more bad ideas – subscribe to PPF+ www.ppfideas.com
Next time on The History of Bad Ideas: Kathleen Stock on Facebook Friends
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
84 episoder
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