10.1184/R1/6704927.v1 Allan Meltzer Allan Meltzer Currency Boards: A Comment Carnegie Mellon University 2011 Business Management 2011-10-18 00:00:00 Journal contribution https://kilthub.cmu.edu/articles/journal_contribution/Currency_Boards_A_Comment/6704927 <p>Steve Hanke and Kurt Schuler have written another interesting paper on currency boards. I agree with most of what they say. Like them I believe that, currently, a currency board would be a better foundation for the monetary system of Russia and other former Soviet states than a central bank, commodity money, or free banking.</p>