The Atlas Society Asks Steve Hanke

The Atlas Society Asks Steve Hanke

Author: The Atlas Society October 28, 2021 Duration: 1:02:41

Join Senior Scholar Richard Salsman and special guest Steve Hanke as these two economists discuss monetary policy from an Objectivist perspective. Steve Hanke is the founder of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at John Hopkins University, and director of the Troubled Currencies Project at the Cato Institute.


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