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## Alternative Money University: Presentations

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This is a private webpage containing the presentations for the first annual Alternative Money University. Below are links to the Powerpoint presentations:

***The Evolution of Money and Banks*** 
[George Selgin](https://www.cato.org/people/george-selgin), Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

- [Download the Powerpoint of this presentation](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/alt-money-univ-presentations/amu-presentation-1-evolution-of-money-and-banks.pptx)

***Monetary Stability, Deflation, and Productivity*** 
[David Beckworth](https://www.cato.org/people/david-beckworth), Senior Research Fellow, Program on Monetary Policy, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

- [Download the Powerpoint of this presentation](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/alt-money-univ-presentations/amu-presentation-2-monetary-stability-deflation-and-productivity.pptx)

***The Economics of Commodity Money (and Bitcoin)*** 
[Lawrence H. White](https://www.cato.org/people/lawrence-white), Professor of Economics, George Mason University

- [Download the Powerpoint of this presentation](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/alt-money-univ-presentations/amu-presentation-3-gold-btc-lecture.pptx)

***Monetary Rules vs. Discretion*** 
[Scott Sumner](https://www.mercatus.org/scott-sumner), Ralph G. Hawtrey Chair of Monetary Policy and Director, Program on Monetary Policy, Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Professor Emeritus, Bentley University

- [Download the Powerpoint of this presentation](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/alt-money-univ-presentations/amu-presentation-4-rules-vs-discretion.pptx)

***Free Banking in Theory and Practice*** 
[Lawrence H. White](https://www.cato.org/people/lawrence-white), Professor of Economics, George Mason University

- [Download the Powerpoint of this presentation](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/alt-money-univ-presentations/amu-presentation-5-free-banking.pptx)

***Financial Crises and the Founding of the Fed*** 
[George Selgin](https://www.cato.org/people/george-selgin), Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

- [Download the Powerpoint of this presentation](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/alt-money-univ-presentations/amu-presentation-6-crises-and-founding-of-the-fed.pptx)

***The Role of Monetary Policy in the Great Recession*** 
[David Beckworth](https://www.cato.org/people/david-beckworth), Senior Research Fellow, Program on Monetary Policy, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

- [Download the Powerpoint of this presentation](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/alt-money-univ-presentations/amu-presentation-7-monetary-policy-in-the-great-recession.pptx)

***Monetary Policy in a Post-Crisis World*** 
[Scott Sumner](https://www.mercatus.org/scott-sumner), Ralph G. Hawtrey Chair of Monetary Policy and Director, Program on Monetary Policy, Mercatus Center at George Mason University and Professor Emeritus, Bentley University

- [Download the Powerpoint of this presentation](https://object.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/alt-money-univ-presentations/amu-presentation-8-monetary-policy-in-post-crisis-world.pptx)