How time preferences differ: evidence from 53 countries
Full article summary: Wang, M., Rieger, M.O., Hens, T., 2016. How time preferences differ: evidence from 53 countries. Journal of Economic Psychology 52, 115-135.
Research review
Evolving Dynamics of Global Reserve Currencies: The Stealth Erosion of Dollar Dominance
Full article summary: Arslanalp, S., Eichengreen, B., Simpson-Bell, C., 2022. The stealth erosion of dollar dominance and the rise of nontraditional reserve currencies. Journal of International Economics 138, 103656.
Mars or Mercury? The Geopolitics of International Currency Choice
Full article summary: Eichengreen, B., Mehl, A., Chiţu, L., 2019. Mars or Mercury? The geopolitics of international currency choice. Economic Policy 34, 315-363.
Bitcoin and Portfolio Allocation: Insights from BlackRock's Research
In this post, I deep dive into BlackRock's research article on Bitcoin's returns, strong positive skewness, and implications for allocating Bitcoin to investment portfolios. Could this be the paper that set off the ETF gold rush?
Evaluating Bitcoin as Legal Tender in El Salvador: Insights and Implications
In this blog post, we dig into the study "Are cryptocurrencies currencies? Bitcoin as legal tender in El Salvador" by Alvarez, Argente, and Van Patten, published in Science. Read on to explore the key findings from our review.