Professor Hanke's research spans water resource economics, privatization, currency boards, hyperinflation measurement, monetary theory, and capital theory — with over 600 published papers, articles, and policy reports. Ranked the world's third most influential economics influencer by FocusEconomics in Barcelona.
Research
Signature Tools & Indices
Hanke-Krus Hyperinflation Table
The definitive academic record: 62 documented hyperinflation episodes across 5 centuries. First published 2012, continuously updated.
Hanke Annual Misery Index
Unemployment + Inflation + Lending Rate − GDP Growth. Annual rankings of 157 countries. Published in Forbes and National Review.
Hanke's Golden Growth Rate
The money supply growth rate consistent with any inflation target, derived directly from the Quantity Theory of Money.
Hanke-Henry Permanent Calendar
A perennial calendar reform (with Prof. Richard Conn Henry, JHU Physics) that makes every year identical. Preserves the Sabbath. Abolishes time zones.
Research Areas
Water Resource Economics
Hanke's foundational academic discipline. The first event study of water meter installation. Sewer interceptor design. Advisory work for Veolia and Lyonnaise des Eaux.
Troubled Currencies Project
A JHU–Cato Institute collaboration tracking black-market exchange rates and implied inflation in 44 countries. Launched 2013. Hanke's Inflation Satellite launched 2021.