A controversial experiment in 'free money'

An 83-year-old economic experiment from rural Austria could make a comeback on a global scale, says Ben Traynor.

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Austria's Tyrol, where the Wrgl experiment aimed to increase the velocity of money

Michael Unterguggenbergeristhe architect of a little-known monetary experiment in 1932 that may soon make a comeback on a global scale.

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