Antal Fekete on the lack of scientific research on fiat money and gold

Ever wondered why there is so little scientific research done on the virtues of a gold standard and the dangers of a backed-by-nothing currency? Antal E Fekete, Professor Emeritus at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, and an economist in a class of its own, gives some insight how researchers are kept away from this topic since the US dropped the gold standard in this contribution to the Asia Times Online.