Emil SandstedtThe Costs that Haunt Your Dreams of HyperbitcoinizationCapitalism, Division of Labor and MoneySep 3, 20201Sep 3, 20201
Emil SandstedtTales of Soft Money — ‘Bad Money’ of the Byzantine EmpireThe sick, wounded man that was Rome settled in Constantinople under Constantine the Great and was soon to thrive again under better money…Feb 19, 2020Feb 19, 2020
Emil SandstedtTales of Soft Money — Chinese CounterfeitersOne chapter of Money Dethroned details the emergence of copper money in Ancient China, and the many difficulties the Emperors there had…Feb 18, 20201Feb 18, 20201
Emil SandstedtTales of Soft Money — The Real Spanish Price RevolutionOne chapter of Money Dethroned details Spanish copper money, and the way it was abused by the state in the 17th century. It is an…Feb 14, 20201Feb 14, 20201
Emil SandstedtTales of Soft Money — Money of the SteppesThe third chapter of Money Dethroned details the use of livestock as money. It was arguably the most common standard in use before…Feb 10, 2020Feb 10, 2020
Emil SandstedtPrinciples of Economics — The Theories of the Commodity and MoneyThis is the fourth and last part of the series in which I summarize Carl Menger’s ‘Principles of Economics’. It captures the sixth…Nov 18, 2019Nov 18, 2019
Emil SandstedtPrinciples of Economics — The Theories of Exchange and PriceThis is the third part of the series in which I summarize Carl Menger’s ‘Principles of Economics’. It captures the fourth and fifth…Nov 8, 2019Nov 8, 2019
Emil SandstedtPrinciples of Economics — The Theory of ValueThis is the second part of the series in which I summarize Carl Menger’s ‘Principles of Economics’. It captures the important third…Nov 1, 2019Nov 1, 2019
Emil SandstedtPrinciples of Economics — The (Economic) Good and EconomyThis is the first part of a new series in which I try to summarize the work of Carl Menger and his ‘Principles of Economics’. The goal is…Oct 28, 2019Oct 28, 2019
Emil SandstedtTales of Soft Money — The Forever Stones — Part IIIRussians and the Infinite Inflation Bug?Sep 19, 2019Sep 19, 2019