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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.
Full article summary: Polasky, S., Dampha, N.K., 2021. Discounting and global environmental change. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 46, 691-717. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-020420-042100
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Full article summary: Karau, S., 2023. Monetary policy and Bitcoin. Journal of International Money and Finance 137, 102880.
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Full article summary: Frederick, S., Loewenstein, G., O'Donoghue, T., 2002. Time discounting and time preference: a critical review. Journal of Economic Literature 40, 351-401.
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Full article summary: Ammous, S., 2018. Can cryptocurrencies fulfil the functions of money? The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance 70, 38-51.
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Full article summary: Eichengreen, B., 2010. Managing a multiple reserve currency world, in: Sachs, J.D., Kawai, M., Lee, J.-W., Woo, W.T. (Eds.), The Future Global Reserve System: An Asian Perspective. Asian Development Bank, Manila.
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Full article summary: Chinn, M.D., Ito, H., McCauley, R.N., 2022. Do central banks rebalance their currency shares? Journal of International Money and Finance 122, 102557.
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Full article summary: Butler, S., 2022. The philosophy of Bitcoin and the question of money. Theory, Culture & Society 39, 81-102.
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Full article summary: Wallace, N., 2010. Fiat Money, in: Durlauf, S.N., Blume, L.E. (Eds.), Monetary Economics. Palgrave Macmillan UK, London, pp. 66-75.
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Full article summary: Tovar, C.E., Nor, T.M., 2018. Reserve currency blocs: a changing international monetary system? International Monetary Fund. IMF working paper no. 18/20
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Full article summary: White, R., Marinakis, Y., Islam, N., Walsh, S., 2020. Is Bitcoin a currency, a technology-based product, or something else? Technological Forecasting and Social Change 151, 119877.
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Full article summary: Moore, W., Stephen, J., 2016. Should cryptocurrencies be included in the portfolio of international reserves held by central banks? Cogent Economics & Finance 4, 1147119.
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Full article summary: Sargent, T.J., Wallace, N., 1981. Some unpleasant monetarist arithmetic. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Quarterly Review 5, 1-17.
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