Lawrence H. White
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Distinguished Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and EconomicsProfessor of Economics, George Mason University
Lawrence H. White is a professor of economics at George Mason University and a distinguished senior fellow with the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. Prior to his position at George Mason, he was the F. A. Hayek Professor of Economic History in the Department of Economics, University of Missouri-St. Louis. He has been a visiting professor at the Queen's School of Management and Economics, Queen's University of Belfast, and a visiting scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Professor White is the author of The Theory of Monetary Institutions (Blackwell, 1999), Free Banking in Britain (2nd ed., IEA, 1995), and Competition and Currency (NYU Press, 1989). He is the editor of several works, including The History of Gold and Silver (3 vols., Pickering and Chatto, 2000), The Crisis in American Banking (NYU Press, 1993), African Finance: Research and Reform (ICS Press, 1993), and Free Banking (3 vols., Edward Elgar, 1993). His articles on monetary theory and banking history have appeared in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, and other leading professional journals.
Dr. White earned his PhD from the University of California, Los Angeles, and his AB from Harvard University.
For a current list of publications, view Lawrence's personal website.
Latest Work
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Should the Federal Reserve raise its inflation target?
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How Adam Smith's banking views influenced Hamilton, Jefferson, and the debate over the Bank of the United States
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?" Book Panel
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- | Working Papers Working Papers
Classical Liberal Perspectives on Banking and Financial Regulation
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Currencies and Better Money | “The Great Antidote”
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Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
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The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
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The private mint in economics
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Money and the Rule of Law" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Lawrence H. White & Scott Sumner on "The Money Illusion"
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Should the Federal Reserve raise its inflation target?
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
How Adam Smith's banking views influenced Hamilton, Jefferson, and the debate over the Bank of the United States
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Classical Liberal Perspectives on Banking and Financial Regulation
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Currencies and Better Money | “The Great Antidote”
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The private mint in economics
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
"Money and the Rule of Law" Book Panel
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Lawrence H. White & Scott Sumner on "The Money Illusion"
Latest Work
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Should the Federal Reserve raise its inflation target?
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
How Adam Smith's banking views influenced Hamilton, Jefferson, and the debate over the Bank of the United States
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Classical Liberal Perspectives on Banking and Financial Regulation
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Books Books
Better Money: Gold, Fiat, or Bitcoin?

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The Lords of Easy Money: How the Federal Reserve Broke the American Economy
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The private mint in economics
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Monetary Policy Monetary Policy
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Hayek, Cassel, and the Origins of the Great Depression
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Hayek's Evolving Views on the Gold Standard
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- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Political Economy of the Fed’s Unconventional Monetary and Credit Policies
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- | Book Chapters Book Chapters