he helped to inspire. He was one of the first economists to explore the economics of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. He is also an expert on the history and economics of old-fashioned metallic coinage. His book Good Money tells the story of the private minting of coins during Great Britain's Industrial Revolution. He is one of the foremost authorities on Gresham's Law—the oldest of all economic laws concerning money. Since he joined the Cato Institute Selgin has become a leading critic of some of the Federal Reserve's post-crisis policies, including its decision to permanently switch to an ample reserves or "floor" operating system, and its decision to build a "real time" retail payments network to compete with one established by commercial bankers. Most recently, he has taken on the growing movement to have the Fed make use of its Quantitative Easing powers, not solely to combat recessions, but as a means for funding ambitious government projects that can bypass Congress's normal appropriations process. Selgin is the twin brother of author and illustrator Peter Selgin and the half brother of anthropologist Clare Selgin Wolfowitz. His other half-sister, Ann Selgin Levy, is a fabric artist and culinary author. His father, Paul Selgin, was an inventor whose numerous patents include many for optical measuring devices for use in manufacturing. Education Ph.D., Economics, New York University,1986 B.A., Economics and Zoology, Drew University, 1979 Published works Books The Menace of Fiscal QE (2020). Floored! How a Misguided Fed Experiment Deepened and Prolonged the Great Recession (2018). Less Than Zero: The Case for a Falling Price Level in a Growing Economy (2018). Money: Free & Unfree (2017). Good Money: Birmingham Button Makers, the Royal Mint, and the Beginnings of Modern Coinage (2008). . Less Than Zero: The Case for a Falling Price Level in a Growing Economy (1997). . Bank Deregulation and Monetary Order (1996). . Readings in Money and Banking (1995). . The Theory of Free Banking: Money Supply under Competitive Note Issue (1988). . Scholarly Articles Selgin, George. (2020). "On Targeting the Price of Gold" Selgin, George. (2019)."The Fed's New Operating Framework: How We Got Here and Why We Shouldn't Stay" Cato Journal Selgin, George. (2016)."Real and Pseudo Monetary Rules" (2016). Cato Journal Selgin, George and Bahadir, Berrak. (2015). "The Productivity Gap: Monetary Policy, the Subprime Boom, and the Post-2011 Productivity Surge". Journal of Policy Modeling Selgin, George. (2015)."Law, Legislation, and the Gold Standard".Cato