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September 2021

The Dangers of Central Bank Digital Currencies
In this post, I am going to focus on three of the most significant dangers created by central bank digital currencies (CBDC). I am hopeful over time…
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Richard Field
Banks in the Era of Central Bank Digital Currencies
As we enter the era of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the big question is what impact will this have on commercial banks. It depends. It…
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Richard Field
The 21st Century Central Banks
Updating Bagehot's Vision
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April 2021

Ending the Confusion over the Role of Financial Regulators
What purpose or purposes are financial regulators fit for? This questions was never asked during or after the 2008 acute stage of the Great Financial…
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Richard Field
Why Do Economists Opine in Ignorance About Our Financial System?
Since the acute phase of the Great Financial Crisis started in 2008, Economists have not been bashful about showing their ignorance of our financial…
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Richard Field
Family Offices and Opaque Securities
Once again a blow-up in an opaque corner of the financial markets made news. This time a family office, Archegos, lost $10 billion dollars after its…
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Richard Field

March 2021

Are Debt Investors Different from Equity Investors?
Since the acute phase of the Great Financial Crisis began in 2008, Economists (broadly defined to include finance professors) and legal scholars have…
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Richard Field
Can Central Banks Control Inflation?
Under Paul Volcker, central banks acquired a reputation for being able to control inflation. But is this reputation deserved? The story economists tell…
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Maximizing Shareholder Value is Fundamentally Flawed Idea
Just because an idea is endorsed by a Nobel prize winning Economist doesn’t mean the idea is right. The idea companies should focus on maximizing…
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