Kristoffer Mousten Hansen

Articles

11/08/2024 Power & Market Kristoffer Mousten Hansen

Abstract: A basic proposition of modern economics is the so-called price premium proposed by Irving Fisher (1907, 1922, 1930): the nominal rate of interest is composed of the real rate and a price, or...

Will Dollarization Work in Argentina?

09/30/2023 Mises Wire Kristoffer Mousten Hansen

In Argentina, the libertarian presidential candidate Javier Milei made headlines when he came in first in the primary on August 13. His economic program calls for a strong reduction in government...

What Is Inflation? Clarifying and Justifying Rothbard’s Definition

08/31/2023 Power & Market Kristoffer Mousten Hansen Jonathan Newman

Abstract: Austrian economists have debated issues of monetary theory and inflation extensively, but there is still no agreement on the definition of inflation. Mises (1953, 240) defined inflation as...

Media

Unpacking Mises: Fractional Reserve Banking and the Currency School

11/01/2024 Robert P. Murphy Kristoffer Mousten Hansen

Mises Fellow Kristoffer Hansen joins Bob to discuss the controversy surrounding Mises' perspective on fractional reserve banking and free banking.

Is the Fed Trying to Bail Out the World? Sure Looks Like It

04/04/2023 Kristoffer Mousten Hansen

Like the arsonist who then heroically fights the fire he set, the Fed is increasing its efforts to bail out banks both at home and abroad. This does not end well.

A Critique of the Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow Model

10/22/2022 Kristoffer Mousten Hansen Karras Lambert

While Bitcoin's S2F Model has come under some criticism, the best analysis of its flaws comes from perspective of Austrian economics.

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