All Posts Tagged With: "national currency"
The Euro versus Currency Competition
It is now four years since the euro was introduced as a circulating currency in parts of the European Union. Both Europeans and others are becoming increasingly used to a single money in much of the continent. If the euro remains in use for another five or ten years people may well look back at [...]
1Jan2007 | Richard M. Ebeling | 0 comments | ContinuedYes or No to the Euro?
Karl Sigfrid is a graduate student in business administration and economics at Stockholm University in Sweden. Since many economists are skeptical about the new euro currency, European politicians have decided to make the issue about something other than economics. Some claim that the euro is a currency for peace, referring to the fact that the [...]
1Jul2003 | Karl Sigfrid | 3 comments | ContinuedA Competitor for the Fed?
About a year ago I received a phone call from an entrepreneur named Bernard von NotHaus. He was eager to tell me about a new private currency, backed by silver, that he had designed and that his nonprofit organization is issuing. I was naturally skeptical, but being a student of private money, I agreed to [...]
1Jul2000 | Lawrence H. White | 1 comment | Continued-
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