The History of Money

The RMA Chicago Chapter is proud to announce a special event exploring the history of currencies, from the start of the use of money up through today's cryptocurrencies. We will be guided in this discussion by Francois Velde, a Senior Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago who focuses on researching monetary history.

This event qualifies for 2 CRC CEUs.

About the Speaker:

Fran�ois Velde is a senior economist and research advisor in the economic research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Velde's primary research on monetary history and monetary theory has been published in numerous journals. His research topics include medieval currency debasements, the monetary history of the United States, dollarization in Argentina and the macroeconomics of the French revolution.

In 2002, Velde and Thomas Sargent co-authored the book The Big Problem of Small Change (Princeton University Press), which studies how monetary systems in Western European economies evolved in response to recurring shortages and depreciation of small change.

Prior to joining the Chicago Fed as an economist in 1997, Velde was an assistant professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University. He is currently a visiting lecturer at the University of Chicago.

Velde earned an undergraduate degree at the �cole Polytechnique in France and a Ph.D. in economics at Stanford University.

Logistics:

7:30 - 8:00 a.m. - Continental Breakfast and Networking

8:00 - 10:00 a.m. - History of Money Program

Registration Fee:

$30 - Members of RMA (paying $40 initially and reimbursed $10 after registration)

$40 - Non-members.

Sponsorship:

The RMA Chicago Chapter would like to thank Crowe Horwath for sponsoring our event!