Can we use Blockchain to enable True Free Trade?
I recently wrote about how Blockchain could potentially be used to make optional licensure a feasible reality (though I also professed that this was…
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Central Banks and Local Governments can help facilitate (greater) Monetary Freedom
When considering moving towards a Free(r) Banking system in terms of enabling the genuine usage of multiple monies, the calls for such a system…
Read MoreMonetary Freedom would strengthen Britain’s position in Trade Negotiations
Given the ongoing concerns regarding the strength of Britain’s position in trade negotiations, many alternative policy suggestions that may have previously been politically infeasible…
Read MoreTrue Free Trade vs. ‘Free Trade Deals’: The misappropriation of Freedom
One of the most frustrating aspect of those trade negotiations that are sold as ‘Free Trade Deals’ is that they are not truly ‘Free…
Read MoreEnabling a Choice of Monies aligns with the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ ideal
The ‘Northern Powerhouse’ is one of the prominent (albeit perceived to be failing) public policy strategies that have not been discontinued by Theresa May’s…
Read MorePound Sterling troubles would have been irrelevant with Free Banking
The violent exchange-rate fluctuations in pound sterling raise a host of issues that are causes for concern. Increased inflation is one of the primary…
Read MoreHedge Funds, ‘unsophisticated’ investors, Brexit and the AIFMD
This article is based on some research done by the author whilst working at Her Majesty’s Treasury but which has since been modified and articulated…
Read MoreThere is merely a distinction of reason between rules and discretion in central banks’ monetary policy
Abstract: I briefly review some key articles within the monetary policy literature regarding the debate surrounding rule-based versus discretionary monetary policy and relate them…
Read MoreThe Gendered Impact of Central Banking and possible empowerment through Free Banking
‘Women still suffer gender pension gap’ is the title of the article published by the Financial Times (whose subtitle is is that “In…
Read MoreThe Monetary Policy Trilemma in light of a Choice of Monies
One of the key theoretical and policy obstacles to overcome when trying to enable a genuine choice of monies amongst agents (through enabling them…
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