Season 1 · Episode 364
BRICs wouldn’t be silly enough to develop a gold-backed currency would they?
Do people really hark back to the days of the Gold Standard? How would a gold-backed BRICs currency compete against the Fiat currencies we all use today.
Debunking Economics - the podcast · Steve Keen & Phil Dobbie
August 16, 202332m 39s
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Show Notes
There has been lots of speculation about BRICs countries working to develop a new trading currency, to enable trade without the reliance on the US dollar. There’s also talk that maybe this new currency will be backed by gold? Many suggest this will be a challenge to western fiat money. There’s a suggestion that such currencies will lose value against such a strong currency, backed by a physical commodity. This week Phil talks to Steve about this commodity obsession and why this idea wouldn’t work unless, of course, you aren’t interesting in growing the size of the economy.
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