# Multimedia Multimedia --- - [Podcasts](/podcasts) - [Cato Video](/multimedia/cato-video) - [Video Series](/search/category/video-series) - [Events](/multimedia/events) Download: [ Video ](https://fastly-unsigned-us-east-1-prod.brightcovecdn.com/media/v1/pmp4/static/clear/6039378657001/fe3ea4f5-1477-4a07-841d-fa884c9100df/d53fbc47-44a2-44b2-999b-bdad73888791/main.mp4) [ Video ](https://cdn.cato.org/archive-2012/cv-02-22-12-hd.mp4) Cato Video • February 22, 2012 # Author George Selgin Speaks at Cato Monetary Conference George A. Selgin is professor of economics at the University of Georgia. He is an expert on banking, monetary policy, and macroeconomics. He is author of *[Bank Deregulation and Monetary Order](http://www.amazon.com/Deregulation-Monetary-Routledge-International-Studies/dp/0415140560/?tag=catoinstitute-20)*, *[Good Money: Birmingham Button makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage](http://www.amazon.com/Good-Money-Birmingham-Beginnings-1775-1821/dp/1598130439/?tag=catoinstitute-20)*, *[Less Than Zero: The Case for a Falling Price Level in a Growing Economy](http://www.amazon.com/Less-Than-Zero-Falling-Growing/dp/0255364024/?tag=catoinstitute-20)*, and *[The Theory of Free Banking: Money Supply under Competitive Note Issue](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Theory-Free-Banking-Supply-Competitive/dp/0847675785/?tag=catoinstitute-20)*. [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). ##### Featuring [![George Selgin](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2021-01/George%20Selgin.jpg?itok=daUqyD5g)](/people/george-selgin) ##### [George Selgin](/people/george-selgin) Former Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute [ ](https://x.com/GeorgeSelgin) [ ](mailto:gselgin@cato.org)