Rothbardians vs “Free Bankers” on Fractional Reserve Banking

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Further reading:

The Great Fractional Reserve/Free Banking Debate compiled by Stephan Kinsella


In favour of 100% reserves:

More Than Quibbles: Problems with the Theory and History of Fractional Reserve Free Banking by Robert P. Murphy

Fractional Reserve Free Banking: Some Quibbles by Philipp Bagus & David Howden

Unanswered Quibbles with Fractional Reserve Free Banking by Philipp Bagus & David Howden

Still Unanswered Quibbles with Fractional Reserve Free Banking by Philipp Bagus & David Howden

Monetary Equilibrium and Price Stickiness: Causes, Consequences and Remedies by Philipp Bagus & David Howden

Monetary equilibrium and price stickiness: A rejoinder by Philipp Bagus & David Howden

Full Reserve Banking versus the Real Bills Doctrine by Philipp Bagus

The Concept of Coordination in Austrian Macroeconomics by Joseph T. Salerno (Chapter 7 in Money, Sound and Unsound)


In favour of fractional reserves:

Bank Deregulation and Monetary Order by George Selgin

Competition and Currency: Essays on Free Banking and Money by Lawrence H. White

The Theory of Monetary Institutions by Lawrence H. White

Would a free banking system stabilize NGDP growth? by Alexander W. Salter, Andrew T. Young

Mere quibbles: Bagus and Howden’s critique of the theory of free banking by George Selgin

On not doing due diligence: Bagus and Howden on free banking by Anthony J. Evans & Steven Horwitz

Monetary equilibrium and price stickiness reconsidered: A reply to Bagus and Howden by William J. Luther & Alexander W. Salter

Monetary equilibrium by Joshua R. Hendrickson

The Experience of Free Banking edited by Kevin Dowd

Money and the Market: Essays on Free Banking by Kevin Dowd

Competition and Finance: A Reinterpretation of Financial and Monetary Economics by Kevin Dowd

Laissez-Faire Banking by Kevin Dowd


See also:

Narrow Banking by George Pennacchi

Should Banks Be Narrowed? By Biaggio Bossone

Toward a Run-free Financial System by John H. Cochrane

Narrow Banking Meets the Diamond-Dybvig Model by Neil Wallace

Deposit insurance, bank regulation, and narrow banking by Stephen Williamson

Where to Draw Lines: Stability Versus Efficiency by Thomas J. Sargent

The New Monetary Economics Revisited by David Cronin

Indirect Convertibility, Equity-Based Banking and Financial Stability by David Cronin