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Steve H. Hanke
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; a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington, D.C.; a Distinguished Professor at the Universitas Pelita Harapan in Jakarta, Indonesia; a member of the National Bank of Kuwait's International Advisory Board (chaired by Sir John Major); a member of the Financial Advisory Council of the United Arab Emirates; and a columnist at Forbes magazine.
In the past, Prof. Hanke taught economics at the Colorado School of Mines and the University of California at Berkeley. He served as a Senior Economist on President Reagan's Council of Economic Advisers in 1981-82; as a State Counselor to the Republic of Lithuania in 1994-1996 and to the Republic of Montenegro in 1999-2003; and as an Advisor to the Presidents of Bulgaria in 1997-2002, Venezuela in 1995-96 and Indonesia in 1998. He played an important role in establishing new currency regimes in Argentina, Estonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ecuador, Lithuania and Montenegro. He has also advised the governments of many other countries, including Albania, Kazakhstan and Yugoslavia. In 1998, he was named one of the twenty-five most influential people in the world by World Trade Magazine.
Dr. Hanke is a well-known currency and commodity trader. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Friedberg Mercantile Group, Inc. in Toronto. During the 1990s, he served as President of Toronto Trust Argentina in Buenos Aires, the world's best-performing emerging market mutual fund in 1995.
Prof. Hanke's most recent book is Zimbabwe: Hyperinflation to Growth.
Dr. Hanke and his wife, Liliane, reside in Baltimore and Paris.
Phone Number: (410) 516-7183
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
"William A. Niskanen: In Memorium," Cato Policy Report, January/February 2012.
"Monetary Misjudgments and Malfeasance," Cato Journal, vol. 31 no. 3, Fall 2011.
"Privatizing Waterworks: Learning from the French Experience," by Steve H. Hanke and Stephen J.K. Walters, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, vol. 23 no. 3, Summer 2011.
"Reflections on Private Water Supply: Agency and Equity Issues," by Steve H. Hanke and Stephen J.K. Walters, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, vol. 23 no. 3, Summer 2011.
"Privatizing Waterworks," JHU Global Water Magazine, January 17, 2011.
Opinion and Commentary
"Should the U.S. Take a Harder Stance on China's Currency?," NPR.org, January 30, 2012
"How Sunday's NFL Cities Became Champs," by Steve H. Hanke and Stephen Walters, The Wall Street Journal (Online), January 21, 2012
"The Falklands And Other Dangerous Disputed Territories -- A Market Solution," Globe Asia, January 24, 2012
"William A. Niskanen: In Memoriam," Cato.org, January 4, 2012
"Changing Times," by Steve H. Hanke and Richard Conn Henry, Globe Asia, December 19, 2011
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Private Equity, A Capitalist Bane?," January 11, 2012
"Sargent's Sharp Pencil," October 10, 2011
"Ackermann and Dimon 1; Bernanke and Geithner 0," September 12, 2011
"Three Strikes and You're Out," September 1, 2011
"More Confusion, Now From the F.T.," August 31, 2011
Events
"29th Annual Monetary Conference," November 16, 2011 [Conference]
"28th Annual Monetary Conference," November 18, 2010 [Conference]
"Europe's Economic Crisis and the Future of the Euro," May 11, 2010 [Policy Forum]
"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]
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 economy of the cities involved in the NFL conference championship games on WSJ.com (January 20, 2012) [Media Highlights - TV, 07:15]
Steve H. Hanke discusses his new perpetual calendar on WYPR's Midday (January 16, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 48:42]
Steve H. Hanke discusses economics on Tertium Quids' Freedom & Prosperity Radio (January 3, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 22:20]
Steve H. Hanke discusses his new perpetual calendar on BBC's The World Today (January 2, 2012) [Media Highlights - Radio, 04:39]
Steve H. Hanke discusses his new perpetual calendar on Reuters (December 29, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 05:06]
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