<i>Mere</i> Quibbles: Bagus and Howden's Critique of <i>The Theory of Free Banking</i>

Selgin, George

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1800813

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Mere Quibbles: Bagus and Howden's Critique of The Theory of Free Banking

George Selgin

University of Georgia

April 4, 2011

Abstract:
Despite its title, Philipp Bagus and David Howden's critique of The Theory of Free Banking does more than merely "quibble" with that book's arguments: their criticisms of those arguments are such as to suggest that the very foundation upon which my defense of free banking rests is deeply flawed. Here I defend my work against Bagus and Howden's criticisms, by showing that they rest upon careless or disingenuous readings of my arguments and a poor grasp of basic monetary economics.

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Keywords: free banking, fractional reserves, Austrian theory of the business cycle

JEL Classification: E31, E32, E41, E42, G21

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Date posted: April 2, 2011 ; Last revised: April 8, 2011

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Selgin, George, Mere Quibbles: Bagus and Howden's Critique of The Theory of Free Banking (April 4, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1800813 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1800813

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