Details about Lawrence H. White

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Homepage:	http://mason.gmu.edu/~lwhite11/
Phone:	703-993-4049
Postal address:	Prof. Lawrence H. White Department of Economics, MSN 3G4 George Mason University 4400 University Dr. Fairfax, VA 22030
Workplace:	Mercatus Center, (more information at EDIRC) Economics Department, George Mason University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

1993

1. How Would the Invisible Hand Handle Money?
   Working Papers, Georgia - College of Business Administration, Department of Economics View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article How Would the Invisible Hand Handle Money?, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (1994) View citations (104) (1994)
2. The Monetary Economics of F.A. Hayek
   Working Papers, Georgia - College of Business Administration, Department of Economics

1985

3. Accounting for Non-Interest-Bearing Currency: A Critique of the ‘Legal Restrictions’ Theory of Money
   Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Accounting for Non-interest-Bearing Currency: A Critique of the Legal Restrictions Theory of Money, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (1987) View citations (13) (1987)
4. The Evolution of a Free Banking System
   Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article The Evaluation of a Free Banking System, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (1987) View citations (27) (1987)

1982

5. Competitive Payments Systems and the Unit of Account in Evolutionary Perspective
   Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2022

1. The private mint in economics: evidence from the American gold rushes
   Economic History Review, 2022, 75, (1), 3-21

2021

2. Hayek, Cassel, and the origins of the great depression
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2021, 181, (C), 241-251 View citations (1)

2017

3. Extended shareholder liability as a means to constrain moral hazard in insured banks
   The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2017, 63, (C), 153-160 View citations (4)
4. Towards a New Austrian Macroeconomics
   The Review of Austrian Economics, 2017, 30, (1), 19-38 View citations (1)

2016

5. Needed: A Federal Reserve Exit from Preferential Credit Allocation
   Cato Journal, 2016, 36, (2), 353-365 View citations (2)

2015

6. Liberalism in India
   Econ Journal Watch, 2015, 12, (3), 432–459 View citations (1)
7. Skepticism About Minsky's Financial Instability Hypothesis: A Comment on Flanders
   Econ Journal Watch, 2015, 12, (1), 106-113 View citations (3)
8. The Federal Reserve System's Overreach into Credit Allocation
   Journal of Private Enterprise, 2015, 30, (Winter 2015), 17-29 View citations (2)
9. The Market for Cryptocurrencies
   Cato Journal, 2015, 35, (2), 383-402 View citations (40)
10. The merits and feasibility of returning to a commodity standard
    Journal of Financial Stability, 2015, 17, (C), 59-64 View citations (8)
11. Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman. By Jeremy Adelman. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2013. Pp. 760. $39.95, hardcover
    The Journal of Economic History, 2015, 75, (1), 267-268

2014

12. The Troubling Suppression of Competition from Alternative Monies: The Cases of the Liberty Dollar and E-gold
    Cato Journal, 2014, 34, (2), 281-301 View citations (3)
13. “Austerian” economics: Does the Vienna school favor fiscal deficit reduction even in a subpar economy?
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 2014, 27, (4), 351-358 View citations (1)

2013

14. Antifragile Banking and Monetary Systems
    Cato Journal, 2013, 33, (3), 474-484 View citations (5)

2012

15. Has the Fed been a failure?
    Journal of Macroeconomics, 2012, 34, (3), 569-596 View citations (50)
16. Introduction: Antitrust and Regulatory Update
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2012, 41, (4), 249-250 View citations (1)
17. Making the Transition to a New Gold Standard
    Cato Journal, 2012, 32, (2), 411-421 View citations (5)

2011

18. A Gold Standard with Free Banking Would Have Restrained the Boom and Bust
    Cato Journal, 2011, 31, (3), 497-504 View citations (7)

2010

19. The Rule of Law or the Rule of Central Bankers?
    Cato Journal, 2010, 30, (3), 451-463 View citations (18)

2009

20. Federal Reserve Policy and the Housing Bubble
    Cato Journal, 2009, 29, (1), 115-125 View citations (18)

2008

21. Can economics rank slavery against free labor in terms of efficiency?
    Politics, Philosophy & Economics, 2008, 7, (3), 327-340
22. Did Hayek and Robbins Deepen the Great Depression?
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2008, 40, (4), 751-768 View citations (28)
    Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2008, 40, (4), 751-768 (2008) View citations (6)

2007

23. What Type of Inflation Target?
    Cato Journal, 2007, 27, (2), 283-288 View citations (7)

2005

24. Credible Currency: A Constitutional Perspective
    Constitutional Political Economy, 2005, 16, (1), 71-83 View citations (8)
25. The Federal Reserve System's Influence on Research in Monetary Economics
    Econ Journal Watch, 2005, 2, (2), 325-354 View citations (13)

2004

26. Monetary Regimes and Inflation: History, Economic and Political Relationships - Peter Bernholz
    Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 2004, 14, (1), 9

2003

27. Currency Competition and Consumer-Driven Unification
    Cato Journal, 2003, 23, (1), 139-145 View citations (2)

2002

28. Does a Superior Monetary Standard Spontaneously Emerge?
    Journal des Economistes et des Etudes Humaines, 2002, 12, (2), 15 View citations (1)

2000

29. Is Nonprice Competition in Currency Inefficient?
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2000, 32, (1), 150-53 View citations (2)
    Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1998, 30, (2), 252-60 (1998) View citations (3)

1999

30. A Fiscal Theory of Government's Role in Money
    Economic Inquiry, 1999, 37, (1), 154-65 View citations (13)
31. Hayek's Monetary Theory and Policy: A Critical Reconstruction
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1999, 31, (1), 109-20 View citations (23)
32. Why Didn't Hayek Favor Laissez Faire in Banking?
    History of Political Economy, 1999, 31, (4), 753-769 View citations (4)

1998

33. The Effect of the Designated Hitter Rule on Hit Batsmen: Pitcher's Moral Hazard or the Team's Cost-Benefit Calculation? A Comment
    Economic Inquiry, 1998, 36, (4), 679-84 View citations (9)

1997

34. Can Monetary Stabilization Policy Be Improved by CPI Futures Targeting? A Comment
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1997, 29, (4), 535-41 View citations (6)
35. Stability in the Financial System. Edited by Dimitri B. Papadimitriou. London: Macmillan Press, and New York: St. Martin’ Press, 1996. Pp. xviii, 441. $79.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1997, 57, (3), 762-763
36. The Option Clause in Scottish Banking: A Comment
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1997, 29, (2), 270-73 View citations (6)

1996

37. In Defense of Fiduciary Media--Or, We Are Not Devo(lutionists), We Are Misesians!
    The Review of Austrian Economics, 1996, 9, (2), 83-107 View citations (10)
38. Money and the Invisible Hand: A Correction
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1996, 34, (1), 124-125

1994

39. How Would the Invisible Hand Handle Money?
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1994, 32, (4), 1718-1749 View citations (104)
    See also Working Paper How Would the Invisible Hand Handle Money?, Working Papers (1993) View citations (5) (1993)
40. Monetary Reform and the Redemption of National Bank Notes, 1863–1913
    Business History Review, 1994, 68, (2), 205-243 View citations (7)

1993

41. Economic Thought - Thomas Tooke: Pioneer of Monetary Theory. By Arie Arnon. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1991. Pp. viii, 200. $39.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (1), 202-203

1991

42. Free Banking in Scotland:Reply to A Dissenting View
    Cato Journal, 1991, 10, (3), 809-824

1990

43. Competitive monetary reform: A review essay
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1990, 26, (1), 191-202
44. Scottish Banking and the Legal Restrictions Theory: A Closer Look
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1990, 22, (4), 526-36 View citations (2)

1989

45. Alternative Perspectives on the Cashless Competitive Payments System
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1989, 11, (3), 378-384 View citations (1)
46. What Kinds of Monetary Institutions Would a Free Market Deliver?
    Cato Journal, 1989, 9, (2), 367-403 View citations (4)

1987

47. Accounting for Non-interest-Bearing Currency: A Critique of the Legal Restrictions Theory of Money
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1987, 19, (4), 448-56 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Accounting for Non-Interest-Bearing Currency: A Critique of the ‘Legal Restrictions’ Theory of Money, Working Papers (1985) View citations (1) (1985)
48. The Evaluation of a Free Banking System
    Economic Inquiry, 1987, 25, (3), 439-57 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper The Evolution of a Free Banking System, Working Papers (1985) View citations (11) (1985)

1986

49. Competitive Payments Systems: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (4), 850-53 View citations (8)
50. William Leggett: Jacksonian Editorialist as Classical Liberal Political Economist
    History of Political Economy, 1986, 18, (2), 307-324

1984

51. Competitive Payments Systems and the Unit of Account
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (4), 699-712 View citations (48)

1983

52. Competitive Money, Inside and Out
    Cato Journal, 1983, 3, (1), 281-304 View citations (6)

Books

2023

1. Better Money
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2023)

2012

2. The Clash of Economic Ideas
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (33)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2012) View citations (33)

Edited books

2015

1. Capital and Interest
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (1)

2007

2. The Pure Theory of Capital
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (9)

1993

3. Free Banking, vol Three volume set
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (1)

Chapters

2016

1. Hayek and Contemporary Macroeconomics
   A chapter in Revisiting Hayek’s Political Economy, 2016, vol. 21, pp 41-61

2008

2. The research program of Austrian economics
   A chapter in Explorations in Austrian Economics, 2008, pp 11-24

1991

3. Banking without a Central Bank: Scotland before 1844 as a ‘Free Banking’ system
   Palgrave Macmillan