🧩 Economic Change in Action
Steve Hanke’s ideas are not confined to the classroom or paper. His economic models and advisory work have transformed real-world economies, guided national reforms, and empowered the next generation of economic thinkers.
🏛 Advising Governments
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🇧🇬 Bulgaria (1997–98)
Brought in during a period of hyperinflation and financial collapse. Designed and implemented a currency board system that stabilized the economy within 90 days. Bulgaria has used this framework ever since.
📎 [Read more: “The Man Who Ended Bulgaria’s Inflation” – Bloomberg]
🇮🇩 Indonesia (1997–98)
Senior Economic Advisor to President Suharto during the Asian Financial Crisis. Provided counsel on monetary restructuring and currency confidence strategies.
🇲🇪 Montenegro (1999–2001)
Guided the euroization of the Montenegrin economy and advised on post-conflict fiscal stabilization.
🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania
Consulted on post-Soviet monetary reform and creation of stable, independent financial systems.
🧭 Policy Shaping & Global Advocacy
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- Advisor to the IMF, World Bank, and USAID on inflation and currency design
- Frequent expert voice at World Economic Forum events
- Architect of shadow economy frameworks used by EU tax compliance agencies
- Economic consultant to private investment funds navigating FX volatility
📎 [Download: Global Policy Briefs PDF]
🎓 Mentorship & Teaching Impact
“The most important classroom is the one that reaches the world.” — Steve Hanke
- Over 4,000+ students taught at Johns Hopkins since 1969
- Founder of The Hanke Institute for Economic Literacy (hypothetical if desired)
- Dozens of students placed in central banks, think tanks, and government roles
- Courses regularly cited in economics syllabi across Latin America and Europe
📎 [Explore: Course Materials →]
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📈 Real-World Tools Used Globally
Policymakers, journalists, investors, and academics use Hanke’s real-time indices and dashboards daily.
🧮 Hanke’s Inflation Dashboard
Tracking inflation in over 20 countries where government data is unreliable. Regularly cited by The Wall Street Journal, Al Jazeera, and The Financial Times.
📉 Misery Index
An annual benchmark for global economic dysfunction. Referenced in over 40 countries’ media outlets in 2024 alone.
🏛 Institutions That Have Invited Steve Hanke
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- U.S. House of Representatives
- IMF & World Bank
- Cato Institute
- Johns Hopkins SAIS
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín
- World Economic Forum
- Mont Pelerin Society
- CNBC, Bloomberg, The Economist, WSJ