Bryan Cutsinger

Bryan Cutsinger is an assistant professor of economics at the Norris-Vincent College of Business at Angelo State University, where he also serves as the assistant director of the Free Market Institute, and a research assistant professor at the Free Market Institute at Texas Tech University. Dr. Cutsinger’s research focuses on monetary history and political economy. His scholarly work has been published in leading economic journals, including Economics Letters, the European Review of Economic History, Explorations in Economic History, Public Choice, and the Southern Economic Journal. His popular writing has appeared in the National Review, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Examiner.

Dr. Cutsinger received his B.A. in economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University, where he was awarded the William P. Snavely Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies in Economics.

Articles

1/3/25

Stop Blaming Algorithms: Political Scapegoats Won’t Fix Housing Problems

Blaming landlords and pricing software for high housing costs may be good politics, but it is bad economics. And it won't make rents more affordable.

11/22/24

The Fed’s Gold Standard Confusion

While in theory, fiat money may be cheaper to maintain than a gold standard, in practice, central banks fail to deliver long-run price stability.

5/15/24

Is The Fed Manipulating the Market?

"We cannot just look at the Fed’s target rate to determine whether it is manipulating the market. We must consider its target rate relative to the natural rate." ~Bryan Cutsinger

9/5/23

What’s the Harm in Raising the Inflation Target?

"In addition to increasing workers' real tax burden, raising the inflation target reduces workers' real wages by reducing the demand for their labor services." ~ Bryan Cutsinger

8/6/23

Waller Explains Why the Fed is Still Raising Rates

"While Waller sees the recent slowdown in inflation as positive, he is not ready to declare victory as it is only a single data point." ~ Bryan P. Cutsinger

7/25/23

Does Greedflation Fit the Facts?

"While an increase in market power would certainly affect real income growth, the magnitude necessary to explain inflation is implausibly large." ~ Bryan Cutsinger

6/28/23

In Search of a Monetary Standard: A Review of Robert Hetzel’s The Federal Reserve: A New History

"The price system worked exceptionally well precisely because the Fed had successfully established a credible nominal anchor. As a result, the economy could sustain a historically low unemployment rate." ~ Bryan P. Cutsinger

5/29/23

Waller Offers Common Sense View on Financial Risks of Climate Change

"Climate-related innovation does not seem to pose a unique risk to the financial system. And lenders have a long history of adapting to technological innovation." ~ Bryan Cutsinger

5/18/23

Can the Fed Continue to Fight Inflation without Risking a Financial Crisis?

"In principle, the Fed has the ability to provide liquidity to the banking system while simultaneously reducing the incentives banks have to make loans." ~ Bryan Cutsinger

4/1/23

Don’t Expand Deposit Insurance. Abolish It!

"Deposit insurance creates perverse incentives that weaken market discipline and encourage excessive risk-taking. Expanding deposit insurance will only make these problems worse." ~ Bryan P. Cutsinger

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