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# Better Money vs. Easy Money 

### Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Origins and the Future of Money 

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Date and Time 

May 9, 2023 12:30 - 1:30 PM EDT 

Location 

Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 

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##### Featuring 

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[Lawrence H. White](/people/lawrence-white)

Senior Fellow, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, and Professor of Economics, George Mason University

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Dror Goldberg 

Department of Management and Economics, Open University of Israel

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[Norbert J. Michel](/people/norbert-michel)

Vice President and Director, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute

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What is money? What makes money better or worse? And how can the past inform our future? Between the rise of cryptocurrencies and the risks posed by central bank digital currencies, these questions have become more important than ever. The Cato Institute is therefore pleased to welcome both **Lawrence White** and **Dror Goldberg** to present their latest books,[ *Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?*](https://www.amazon.com/Better-Money-Gold-Fiat-Bitcoin-ebook/dp/B0BZJC5WCV?ref_=ast_author_dp) and *[Easy Money: American Puritans and the Invention of Modern Currency](https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Money-American-Invention-Governments/dp/0226825108)*, respectively, which seek to answer these questions and more.

**Lunch will be served at 12:00 noon.**

## Additional Resources

- “[‘Easy Money’ Review: The Currency and the Commonwealth](https://www.wsj.com/articles/easy-money-book-review-the-currency-and-the-commonwealth-87923f12),” by Adam Rowe

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