The "What is Money?" Show

You’ve Been Lied to About the History of Money w/ Richard Werner (WiM576)

Episode Summary

Richard Werner joins me to explore what money really is, how the Federal Reserve infiltrated academia, how central banks have shaped modern economics, why money does not originate from government, the rise of gold and fractional reserve banking, the history of monetary conquest and credit cycles, the bursting of the Japanese real estate bubble, and the moral hazards of central banking. Richard Andreas Werner is a German banking and development economist who is a university professor at University of Winchester.

Episode Notes

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12:56 - How the Fed Bought Universities

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1:45:02 - The Japanese Real Estate Bubble

2:08:04 - The Moral Hazards of Central Banking

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2:22:10 - Where to Find Richard Werner

 

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