Saifedean Ammous is an internationally best-selling economist and author. In 2018, Ammous authoredThe Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, the best-selling book on bitcoin, published in 36 languages. In 2021, he published The Fiat Standard: The Debt Slavery Alternative to Human Civilization, available in 12 languages. In May 2023, Saifedean published his latest book, Principles of Economics, a comprehensive textbook in economics in the Austrian school tradition.
Saifedean teaches courses on the economics of bitcoin, and economics in the Austrian school tradition, on his online learning platform Saifedean.com, and also hosts The Bitcoin Standard Podcast. Saifedean was a professor of Economics at the Lebanese American University from 2009 to 2019. He holds a PhD in Sustainable Development from Columbia University, a Masters in Development Management from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut.
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Published in 30 languages with more than 6,700 Amazon reviews, and is widely considered the most important book for understanding the economics of bitcoin.
The sequel to The Bitcoin Standard, applying its framework to analyzing the current monetary system.
A university-level textbook explaining the most important concepts in economics in the Austrian school tradition.
When you join saifedean.com you gain access to all four online economics courses, as well as chapters from both books and forum membership! You can also join the weekly discussion seminars where we discuss bitcoin, economics, and a variety of questions and topics. You can also sign up for individual tutoring.
When you join Saifedean.com you gain access to all five online economics courses, as well full access to both books and forum membership! You can also join the weekly discussion seminars where we discuss bitcoin, economics, and a variety of questions and topics.
Join Saifedean.com to study all the material in his five online courses, forum and join live seminars. Plus you will also get access to digital books, The Fiat Standard and Principles of Economics.
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