The Money Question

The Money Question is the place to find the latest debates and discussion on the bedrock of economics: money.

This space connects the people seeking to understand how money and the monetary system works and how it could be reformed to better serve society.

A little about us… launched in 2019, The Money Question is hosted by Positive Money; an organisation campaigning to reform the money and banking system to enable a fair, democratic and sustainable economy.

The Money Question seeks to foster the diverse and growing debate on money and the monetary system.

To get involved, you can:

Browse our content: find out how the monetary system works today, how it got there, and explore different ways to solve the problems it creates
Contribute to our blog: we are always on the lookout for key thinkers to share ideas
Showcase your research: we’re collecting cutting-edge research in our resources section
Join our forum: coming soon, so anyone can start a discussion on money

Do you have a blog idea or a paper that you want to share? Please get in touch!

“It is good that Positive Money is providing a forum for discussion on many issues relating to the nature and workings of a monetary system. There are many issues still to be finally resolved, so the subject remains fresh and fascinating. Like all of us, Positive Money has its own views, but is commendably eclectic and prepared to give a hearing to a range of alternative ideas on these matters, including, I hope, my own. I trust that this will provide a successful and beneficial forum for setting out many ideas on this crucial subject.”

Professor Charles A Goodhart

Addressing the money question: ‘Vision’ and rhetoric

‘The money question’ is one of the oldest and most stubborn problems in economics. Renewed interest in the problem comes at a time when access to information has been democratised via the internet, and good conversation on social media has the power to support and enhance knowledge creation. However, if … Continue ReadingAddressing the money question: ‘Vision’ and rhetoric

Where are we now? The current state of research and next steps

What have we achieved by studying full-reserve banking? And what remains to be done in the future? By focusing on conceptual work, economic modelling and empirical research, I try to provide an answer. Just recently, I finished a doctoral dissertation that focused on full-reserve banking. More precisely, I studied historical … Continue ReadingWhere are we now? The current state of research and next steps