Lecture handout: The evolution of money* Textbook Reading: Chapter 7 (Section 7.3; pp. 216-225) “Most money is purely theoretical. It’s all in computers, backed by trust and confidence.” Jack Reacher (Child, L., 2012, A Wanted Man, Bantam Books, p.520 “I’m very interested to watch the crypto community relearn centuries of monetary economics” John Cochrane (Conversations … Continue reading The evolution of money