Towards a New Global Reserve System
Full article summary: Stiglitz, J.E., Greenwald, B., 2010. Towards a new global reserve system. Journal of Globalization and Development 1, 10.
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Research review notes
Reviews of the credibility, utility, and implications of research papers. Each current (2026) AI-assisted review uses a two-stage prompt. First, an editorial sweep examines what the paper actually says and extracts core claims. Second, a research review pass creates the raw material for each note. Besides the claims, I also include a bit about how this paper fits into the broader literature, remaining information gaps, and the paper's broader implications.
Survey of Time Preference, Delay Discounting Models
Full article summary: Doyle, J.R., 2013. Survey of time preference, delay discounting models. Judgment and Decision Making 8, 116-135.
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Reserve Currencies in an Evolving International Monetary System
Full article summary: Iancu, A., Anderson, G., Ando, S., Boswell, E., Gamba, A., Hakobyan, S., Lusinyan, L., Meads, N., Wu, Y., 2022. Reserve currencies in an evolving international monetary system. Open Economies Review 33, 879-915.
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Bitcoin: A new digital gold standard in the 21st century?
Full article summary: Taskinsoy, J., 2021. Bitcoin: A new digital gold standard in the 21st century? SSRN preprint.
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Individual Time Preferences and Energy Efficiency
Full article summary: Newell, R.G., Siikamäki, J., 2015. Individual time preferences and energy efficiency. American Economic Review 105, 196-200.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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