The goal of a sovereign money reform is to place the money creation into the hands of a public institution that serves the public interest. However, there are still many different design options how to implement this, i.e. what instruments should be used to steer the money supply or if the payment system should be run by the state or private payment providers. To bring more clarity to th...

The International Movement for Monetary Reform (IMMR) gathered members from across the world for its annual meeting on the 22-24th March 2019. This year the meeting took place in Madrid, Spain, where we enjoyed a blue sky and spring-blooming, although most of the time was spent indoors listening, sharing and discussing. We started the meeting in a circle where we got to know each ...

As a response to the WRR report "Money and debt" a magazine for economics teachers (TEO) presented some questions to Ons Geld. Both these questions and the answers are presented below. In "Money and debt: the public task of banks", the WRR makes various recommendations (especially to politicians) about our monetary system. For example, the council argues for more diversity in the fin...

Ten years after the financial crisis of 2007 / 2008 and the invention of Bitcoin, economists not only discuss regulatory interventions but also focus on reforming money itself. Currently, the money system is under attack from various sides. Even for professionals, it is difficult to understand whether it is a war of opinions over the “best” money and monetary system, or a struggle for...