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. In the past, he taught economics at the Colorado School of Mines and the University of California at Berkeley, and has held senior research positions at universities and research institutes in Austria, France, Israel, Kenya, Sweden and the U.S.A. Professor Hanke is a Principal at Chicago Partners, LLC, a Chicago-based firm that provides economic and accounting advice in the areas of securities, intellectual property, antitrust, business torts and other complex litigation disputes. He is also Chairman Emeritus at the Friedberg Mercantile Group, Inc. in Toronto. In the past, he served as Chairman of the Friedberg Mercantile Group, Inc. and President of Toronto Trust Argentina, the world’s best performing emerging market mutual fund in 1995. In those capacities, he was responsible for developing strategies for trading foreign exchange, commodities and a wide variety of securities. He has advised leaders from many countries on currency and regulatory reform, privatization, public finance and capital market development: Albania, Argentina, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Estonia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Montenegro, Venezuela and Yugoslavia. He also served as a Senior Economist on President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisors. 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. He was named one of the world’s twenty-five most influential people by World Trade magazine in 1998.
Phone: 410-516-7183
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: hanke@jhu.edu
Books and Book Chapters
"An Accountancy Standard for Monetary Authorities," by Steve H. Hanke and Matt Sekerke (2003).
The Revolution in Development Economics, edited by James A. Dorn, Steve H. Hanke, and Alan A. Walters (1998).
Currency Boards for Developing Countries, by Steve H. Hanke and Kurt Schuler, (San Francisco: ICS Press, 1994).
Russian Currency and Finance: A Currency Board Approach to Reform by Steve H. Hanke, Lars Jonung, and Kurt Schuler (London;New York: Routledge, 1993).
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
Why Argentina Did Not Have a Currency Board," Central Banking, vol. 18 no. 3, February 2008.
"Scorecard for Bulgaria's Currency Board," Central Banking, vol. 18 no. 1, August 2007, pp. 75-77.
"The Broom of Titoism," The International Economy, Winter 2007, pp. 40-41.
"La Debolezza Della Politica Usa Spinge in Alto Il Petrolio," Il Messaggero (Italian), May 7, 2006.
"Why Statistics Matter," Central Banking Journal, vol. XVI, no. 2, November 2005, p. 4.
"China Will Hold Down the Rmb," Central Banking Journal, vol. XVI, no. 1, August 2005, p. 64.
Opinion and Commentary
"Milton Friedman: Float or Fix?," Wainwright Economics, September 2, 2008
"The Greenback and Commodity Prices," Globe Asia, August 19, 2008
"The Fed Plays With Fire," Forbes, July 24, 2008
"Hyperinflation: Mugabe Versus Milosevic," Globe Asia, July 21, 2008
"Kill Central Bank to Fix Inflation in Zimbabwe," The Times-News, July 13, 2008
Events
"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]
"22nd Annual Monetary Conference: International Monetary Reform and Capital Freedom," October 14, 2004 [Conference]
"21st Annual Monetary Conference: The Future of the Euro," November 20, 2003 [Conference]
Speeches and Testimony
"Rising Food Prices: Budget Challenges," Cato Congressional Testimony, July 30, 2008.
"International Economic and Exchange Rate Policy Hearings," Cato Congressional Testimony, May 1, 2001.
Multimedia
Steve H. Hanke testifies before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives on rising food prices (July 30, 2008) [MP3]
"Friedman and Exchange Rates" featuring Steve H. Hanke, November 15, 2007 [Flash Audio, 06:22]
"Russia's Forgotten Ruble Reform" featuring Steve H. Hanke, August 29, 2006 [Flash Audio, 06:27]
Steve H. Hanke discusses Iraq's economy on CNBC (June 23, 2004) [Real Media]