The Theory and Brief History of the US Gold Standard

The Bob Murphy Show
The Bob Murphy Show
Episode • Aug 22, 2020

Bob explains some of the highlights of his newly released chapter for the Mises Institute book on “Understanding Money Mechanics.” He explains the operation of the classical gold standard, as well as some of the issues of US bimetallism during the 1800s.

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