International
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What Is the Jones Act—and Can It Be Fixed?
The Jones Act has been a staple of the American political landscape for over one hundred years. It has also created many unintended consequences.
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Milei’s New Monetary Regime for Argentina
“Despite its controversial nature, full dollarization remains the monetary regime with the most potential for long-term stability in Argentina. It offers a credible pathway to restore confidence and put the country back on a sustainable economic trajectory.” ~Nicolás Cachanosky
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The Free-Market Tories Britain Needed
“Raising economic growth prospects through policy is difficult. But Britain is now so far behind the United States and the technological frontier, that removing self-imposed barriers to growth could have delivered a meaningful boost to the country’s GDP level.” ~Ryan Bourne
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The Tragedy of the Monetary Commons
“While relatively well-functioning governments have managed to find mechanisms that mitigate the problem, it seems unlikely that Argentina and Brazil will be able to prevent a tragedy of the monetary commons given their history of money and fiscal mischief.” ~ Bryan Cutsinger
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CBDCs: What Can We Learn From Dollarized Countries?
“How much more could FDR have done had he had a CBDC? The risk of a CBDC goes beyond the serious issue of financial privacy.” ~ Nicolás Cachanosky
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How to Compete with the Chinese
“Will the search for technological supremacy lead us to embrace China’s vision of governance by a technologically sophisticated bureaucracy, and what does that mean for individual rights and dignity?” ~ Todd Myers
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With Argentina in Default, Economists Call for Good Faith Negotiations
“Argentina’s economic troubles are self-imposed. They are not the fault of its creditors, who just want to be repaid as promised. Any good-faith solution to Argentina’s problems must start by recognizing the real problem: large fiscal deficits.” ~ Nicholas Cachanosky
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The Grim Future of Latin America After the Pandemic Outbreak
“Latin American leaders seem at least as likely to bolster their own power, while repressing basic liberties, as they are to mitigate the deleterious effects of the disease.” ~ Nicolas Cachanosky
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Why Is Maduro Pushing the Petro?
Why would the Venezuelan government prefer the petro? Three reasons stand out.
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Dollarization in Ecuador after 20 Years
In January, Ecuador celebrated its 20th anniversary of dollarization. The Bastiat Society of Guayaquil and the Instituto Ecuatoriano de Economia Política organized a conference to discuss the pros and cons […]
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The IMF and Argentina: Same Dance, Same Results
Aid from the IMF and other organizations might even make matters worse by shielding policy makers from the consequences of their policies.
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Should Argentina Adopt the Dollar?
Argentina has shown itself incapable of managing the money supply appropriately. It would do better by outsourcing its monetary policy.
