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Do Monarchs Always Have Low Time Preferences?

09/26/2023 Mises Wire Uffe Merrild

Hans-Hermann Hoppe, in his book Democracy: The God That Failed and his 1995 article in the Journal of Libertarian Studies, set forth an interesting theory concerning the difference in time preference...

Danish Central Bank Stumbles with Its Currency Peg to the Euro

05/19/2016 Mises Wire Uffe Merrild

Denmark has been mentioned a few times during the American election campaign by Democrats who favor larger government and high redistribution of income, but also pundits like Paul Krugman have written...

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Do Monarchs Always Have Low Time Preferences?

10/18/2023 Uffe Merrild

Hans Hoppe theorized that monarchs, as opposed to democratically-elected political authorities, would have lower time preferences and would be less likely to engage in reckless government spending. Unfortunately, at least one Medieval Danish king acted like a modern politician.

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