247. Can Interest Rates Fall to Zero on the Free Market

Dr. Saifedean Ammous discusses the history of interest lending and the economic explanations for it, culminating in the Austrian time preference theory of interest rates, which he uses to propose an original explanation of how interest rates can naturally be eliminated in a free market with hard money. Presented at Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe's Property and Freedom Society conference in September 2024.

TheSaifHouse.com: Buy the best bitcoin books in high quality cloth hardcovers & get 10% off for paying in bitcoin.

🔗👇🏼 Sponsors

CoinKite - Bitcoin Security and Fun Devices - https://coinkite.shop/bitcoinstandard
TheBitcoinWay - TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE https://www.thebitcoinway.com/

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Saifedean’s first book, The Bitcoin Standard:
http://saifedean.com/thebitcoinstandard

Saifedean’s second book, The Fiat Standard:
http://saifedean.com/thefiatstandard

Saifedean’s third book, Principles of Economics:
https://saifedean.com/poe

Enjoyed this episode? Join Saifedean's online learning platform to take part in weekly podcast seminars, access Saifedean’s four online economics courses, and read his writing, including his new book, Principles of Economics! Find out more on Saifedean.com!