Josh Hendrickson is the chair of the department of economics at the University of Mississippi and is the author of a new paper that looks at dollar dominance through the broad historical perspective of what is called the “Treasury Standard.” Josh is also a returning guest to Macro Musings, and he rejoins the podcast to talk about this paper and the Treasury Standard concept. David and Josh also discuss the state’s monopoly over money, the path to global dollar dominance, the path dependency of the dollar system, and a lot more. &nbsp; Transcript for this week’s  &nbsp; Josh’s Twitter:  Josh’s Ole Miss  Josh’s joint  &nbsp; David Beckworth’s Twitter:&nbsp; Follow us on Twitter:&nbsp; &nbsp; Join the Macro Musings&nbsp; Check out our Macro Musings  &nbsp; Related Links: &nbsp;  by Joshua Hendrickson &nbsp;  by Josh Hendrickson &nbsp;  by Marijn Bolhuis, Judd Cramer, Karl Schulz, and Lawrence Summers &nbsp;   by Armen Alchian and Benjamin Klein

Josh Hendrickson on the Treasury Standard and Global Dollar Dominance

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