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Steve H. Hanke
Senior Fellow
Senior Fellow Steve H. Hanke is a Professor of Applied Economics and Co-Director of the Institute for Applied Economics and the Study of Business Enterprise at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and a Distinguished Professor at the Universitas Pelita Harapan in Jakarta, Indonesia. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of the National Bank of Kuwait and a member of the Financial Advisory Council of the United Arab Emirates. He is also Chairman Emeritus at the Friedberg Mercantile Group, Inc. in Toronto and a Principal at Chicago Partners, LLC. In the past, he taught economics at the Colorado School of Mines and the University of California at Berkeley. In addition, he served as a Senior Economist on President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers in 1981-82 and as an advisor to many countries, including Albania, Kazakhstan, Indonesia, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. He also played an important role in the design or implementation of currency reforms in Argentina, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Ecuador. He is a well-known currency and commodity trader and currency reformer. In 1995 he presided over the world's best-performing emerging market mutual fund and in 1998 was named one of the twenty-five most influential people in the world by World Trade Magazine. He is the author of numerous books and articles on economics and finance, a columnist for Forbes magazine, a contributing editor for Central Banking, Globe Asia, The Independent Review and The International Economy, and serves on the editorial board of the Cato Journal and numerous other scholarly journals. His most recent book, Zimbabwe: Hyperinflation to Growth was published in Harare earlier this year.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: hanke@jhu.edu
Books and Book Chapters
Zimbabwe: Hyperinflation to Growth, (Harare, Zimbabwe: New Zanj Publishing House. 2008).
"Economic Freedom, Confidence and Growth," in Growth versus Security: Old and New EU Members Quest for a New Economic and Social Model, ed. by Wojciech Bienkowski, Josef C. Brada and Mariusz-Jan Radlo,(New York, N.Y. Palgrave Macmillan, 2008).
"Foreword," in Growth versus Security: Old and New EU Members Quest for a New Economic and Social Model, ed. by Wojciech Bienkowski, Josef C. Brada and Mariusz-Jan Radlo,(New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008).
"Economic Freedom, Competition and Economic Growth," in The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in the Economy, ed. by Oskar Kowalewski and Marzenna Anna Weresa, (München und Mering, Germany: Rainer Hampp Verlag, 2008).
"Lessons from America's Founding Fathers and US Experience," in Reaganomics Goes Global: What Can the EU, Russia and Other Transition Countries Learn from the USA?, ed. by W. Bienkowski, J.C. Brada, M-J. Radlo, (New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006).
Cato Studies
"Zimbabwe: From Hyperinflation to Growth," Development Policy Analysis no. 6, June 25, 2008.
"The Dominican Republic: Resolving the Banking Crisis and Restoring Growth," Foreign Policy Briefing no. 83, July 20, 2004.
"Monetary Options for Postwar Iraq," by Steve H. Hanke and Matt Sekerke, Foreign Policy Briefing no. 80, September 22, 2003.
"Empire of the Sun: An Economic Interpretation of Enron's Energy Business," by Christopher Culp and Steve H. Hanke, Policy Analysis no. 470, February 20, 2003.
"Argentina: Caveat Lector," White Paper, October 17, 2002.
Articles and Newsletters
"Reflections on Currency Reform and the Euro," Econ Journal Watch, vol. 7 no. 1, January 2010.
"On the Measurement of Zimbabwe’s Hyperinflation," by Steve H. Hanke and Alex K. F. Kwok, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 2, Spring/Summer 2009.
"Milton Friedman: float or fix?," International Forecaster, September 2, 2008.
"How to Kill Zimbabwe's Hyperinflation," Global Dialogue, August 2008
"Friedman: Float or Fix?," Cato Journal, Vol. 28, No. 2 (Spring/Summer 2008).
Opinion and Commentary
"The Great 18-Year Real Estate Cycle," Globe Asia, January 22, 2010
"Boom and Busts," Globe Asia, December 28, 2009
"Income During Inflation," Forbes, November 25, 2009
"2009 in Charts," Globe Asia, November 24, 2009
"Hu versus Sarkozy," Globe Asia, October 23, 2009
Events
"Greed, Irresponsibility, or Policy Mistakes: What Caused the Recession?," February 5, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Can Government Be Trusted with the Money Supply?," April 17, 2009 [Book Forum]
"Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Reform or Elimination?," September 12, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"25th Annual Monetary Conference: Monetary Arrangements in the 21st Century," November 14, 2007 [Conference]
"Playing Monopoly with the Devil: Dollarization and Domestic Currencies in Developing Countries," February 14, 2007 [Book Forum]
Speeches and Testimony
"Rising Food Prices: Budget Challenges," Cato Congressional Testimony, July 30, 2008.
"The Treasury Department’s Report to Congress on International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy," Cato Congressional Testimony, May 1, 2002.
"Argentina's Economic Meltdown," Cato Congressional Testimony, March 5, 2002.
"International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy Hearings," Cato Congressional Testimony, May 1, 2001.
"Reform of the International Monetary Fund," Cato Congressional Testimony, April 27, 2000.
Multimedia
Steve H. Hanke discusses the Tobin Tax on Bloomberg Surveillance September 3, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:02]
Steve H. Hanke discusses a possible second stimulus package on CNBC TV 18 India August 24, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:48]
Steve H. Hanke delivers an address before the Annual Commercial Farmers' Union Congress in Harare August 5, 2009 [Flash Video, 34:00]
Steve H. Hanke delivers a keynote address before Imara's International Investor Conference in Harare July 30, 2009 [Flash Video, 35:47]
Steve H. Hanke discusses the economy on Bloomberg's On the Economy with Tom Keene July 29, 2009 [Flash Audio, 32:59]
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