The belief that barter is the origin of money is the result of presentism, a form of history reviled by historians but loved by economists| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
What is 'shell money', and what we can learn from its resurgence in Papua New Guinea?| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
What's the difference between economic anthropology vs. economics? In this tribute to the late David Graeber, I'll help you understand| Altered States of Monetary Consciousness
Social norms, institutions, and economic development. (A companion post to “Where do pro-social institutions come from?”)| pseudoerasmus