“Money is not an invention of the state. It is not the product of a legislative act. Even the sanction of political authority is not necessary for its existence. Certain commodities came to be money quite naturally, as the result of economic relationships that were independent of the power of the state.”  Carl Menger (1840-1921)

III. International ECAEF/CEPROM Conference

Topic:

Concurrent Currencies.
Curse or Cure?

The III. International ECAEF/CEPROM conference is an Academic Conference by invitation only, planned and organized by ECAEF –
European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation (FL); hosted
by CEPROM – Center of Economic Research for Monaco (MC).

Academic Director: ECAEF: Kurt R. Leube (krleube@gmail.com)
Administrative Director: CEPROM: Emmanuel Falco (cecile@mlp.mc)
Media Contacts: nsaussier@palais.mc
Conference Date: Dec. 5/6, 2018
Location: Musee Oceanographique de Monaco, Principality of Monaco
Conference Languages: English/French; simultaneous translation.

Opening Dinner at the Palace in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II. for invited guests and speakers only, Dec. 5, 2018. Dinner speaker: Terry L. Anderson (USA) “From Barter to the Dollar without Government or FED.”

Conference Program:
09:00-9:30 Registration
09:30-9:50 Welcome: H.S.H. Prince Albert II and H.S.H. Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

Session I: On Government and Legal Tender (9:50-12:00)
09:50-10:00 Chair: Peter Fischer (CH)
10:00-10:30 ‘The Future of Euro and Dollar as Dominant Currencies’ Pedro Schwartz (ES)
10:30-10:45 Discussion
10:45-11:15 Coffee break
11:15-11:45 ‘Gold Money in a Digitalized Global Economy’ Thorsten Polleit (D)
11:45-12:00 Discussion

12:00-13:30 Luncheon for speakers and invited guests

Session II: On the Denationalization of Money (13:30-15:10)
13:30-13:40 Chair: Terry L. Anderson (USA)
13:40-14:10 ‘Let People Decide Freely what Money they Want to Use!’ Johan Norberg (S)
14:10-14:25 Discussion
14:25-15:55 ‘Concurrent Currencies and the Ethics of Money Production’ Guido Hülsmann (F)
15:55-15:10 Discussion
15:10-15:30 Coffee break
Session III: On Crypto Currencies (15:40-18:30)
15:30-15:40 Chair: Carlos A. Gebauer (D)
15:40-16:10 ‘Crypto Currencies: Mining, Volatility, and Safety’ Emanuele Canegrati (I)
16:10-17:50 Panel Discussion: Anderson, Canegrati, Hülsmann, Norberg, Polleit, Schwartz.
17:50-18:00 Farewell Remarks: Kurt R. Leube (A/USA)
18:00 End of Conference

Please note: some paper titles may still be changed, at this point.