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

Understanding the Rothbardian Critique of Free Banking by Kristoffer Mousten Hansen


In favour of 100% reserves:

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

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

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


In favour of fractional reserves:

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


See also:

Full Reserve Banking versus the Real Bills Doctrine by Philipp Bagus