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French Bilateral Aid To Mali: Examining The Donor-Recipient Relationship’S Effect On Development, Hazel R. Carson
French Bilateral Aid To Mali: Examining The Donor-Recipient Relationship’S Effect On Development, Hazel R. Carson
Senior Projects Spring 2022
Senior Project submitted to The Division of Social Studies of Bard College.
Price Is What You Pay: An Analysis Of Government Pricing Power, Denton Penn Lane
Price Is What You Pay: An Analysis Of Government Pricing Power, Denton Penn Lane
Senior Projects Spring 2022
Marketplaces for goods and services are defined by the existence of prices. In a market economy, the price is an important determinant for production and consumption. We analyze theories describing how private firms price their goods and how government activity affects those prices. This description of government pricing powers is done through the lens of Modern Money Theory so as to provide a detailed view of the current monetary system. Through exploring a series of fiscal policy options, this paper has shown government pricing power to be present and undertheorized. The resulting discussion is aimed at providing theoretical background for …
The State Of Crypto: How Blockchain Changes The Private Money Debate And The Innovation Of Digital Value, Patrick Devine
The State Of Crypto: How Blockchain Changes The Private Money Debate And The Innovation Of Digital Value, Patrick Devine
Senior Projects Spring 2022
This paper seeks to explore how cryptocurrencies improve on past issues with private currencies and assess where they fit within the broader economic and regulatory context. This paper finds that blockchain technology provides a solid foundation for cryptocurrencies to improve on many of the past issues associated with private currencies, but concludes that, given the infancy of the industry and the lack of an established regulatory framework, we cannot confirm that they are truly infallible, nor that they provide a clear answer to the debate over whether private currencies actually improve the financial system as laid out by Hayek, Ingham, …