About this episode
The episode discusses the failure of fractional reserve free banking as argued by Murray Rothbard.
Despite support from some economists in the free market camp, fractional reserve free banking is doomed for failure, as Murray Rothbard pointed out. Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/case-against-free-bankers
Topics covered
- free banking
- fractional reserve
- economics
- Murray Rothbard
- market failure
Keywords
- free banking
- fractional reserve
- Murray Rothbard
- economics
- market failure
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Mises Institute
Books & works: The Case Against the “Free Bankers”
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