Devon Zuegel on Inflation, Argentina, and Crypto

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🗓️ 17 October 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Devon Zuegel talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the crazy world of money and finance in Argentina. When inflation is often high and unpredictable, people look for unusual ways to hold their savings. And when banks are unreliable because of public policy, people look for unusual ways to keep their savings safe and to make financial transactions. Welcome to Argentina, where Zuegel finds surprising applications of cryptocurrency for solving problems.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Econ Talk, Conversations for the Curious, part of the Library of Economics
0:07.0	and Liberty.
0:08.0	I'm your host, Russ Roberts of Shalem College in Jerusalem and Stanford University's Hoover
0:13.0	Institution.
0:14.0	Go to econtalk.org where you can subscribe, comment on this episode and find links down
0:18.6	the information related to today's conversation.
0:21.6	You'll also find our archives with every episode we've done going back to 2006.
0:26.8	Our email address is mail at econtalk.org.
0:30.3	We'd love to hear from you.
0:37.8	Today is October 3rd, 2022, and my guest is programmer and writer, Devon Zughal.
0:44.0	She has two podcasts, Tools and Craft, and Order without Design, which is with Alain and
0:48.9	Marie Agnes-Berto.
0:50.9	And some of you may have enjoyed Alain Berto's episode on econ talk.
0:54.5	One of my favorites and her podcast is named after his book Order Without Design.
0:59.7	We're going to talk about a remarkable piece that you wrote, Devon, a couple of months
1:03.1	ago at FreeThink.
1:05.2	Inside the crypto black markets of Argentina, Devon welcomed econ talk.
1:10.3	Thanks for having me.
1:12.0	I love this podcast a lot, so it's really exciting to come on to speak.
1:16.6	This piece you wrote could probably be the basis for a semester-long course in economics
1:23.0	related to monetary policy, trust, innovation, regulation, exchange.
1:28.7	It's really fascinating piece, but before we get to it, tell us a little bit about yourself
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