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Lawrence H. White
Adjunct Scholar
Lawrence H. White is F.A. Hayek Professor of Economic History at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. He is an expert on banking and monetary policy. He is the author of Competition and Currency: Essays on Free Banking and Money (1989).
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
Cato Studies
"How Did We Get into This Financial Mess?," Briefing Paper no. 110, November 18, 2008.
"Is the Gold Standard Still the Gold Standard among Monetary Systems?," Briefing Paper no. 100, February 8, 2008.
"Inflation and the Federal Reserve: The Consequences of Political Money Supply," Policy Analysis no. 8, April 15, 1982.
Articles and Newsletters
"Free Banking in Scotland: Reply to a Dissenting View," The Cato Journal, Vol. 10, No. 3, Winter 1991 .
"Federal Reserve Policy and the Housing Bubble," The Cato Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1, Winter 2009 .
Opinion and Commentary
"Ease up on the Gas Pedal, Bernanke!," by David C. Rose and Lawrence H. White, Forbes, March 10, 2009
"We Can't Spend Our Way out of This Quagmire," by Lawrence H. White and David C. Rose, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 21, 2009
"In What Respects Will the Information Age Make Central Banks Obsolete?," Cato.org, March 16, 2002
Events
"24th Annual Monetary Conference: Federal Reserve Policy in the Face of Crises," November 16, 2006 [Conference]
Multimedia
"The Fed's $1.7-Trillion Bailout" featuring Lawrence H. White, December 9, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:46]
"The Golden Road (to Unlimited Deflation)?" featuring Lawrence H. White, February 8, 2008 [Flash Audio, 08:44]