1. Introduction -- 2. The purported logic of demonetisation -- 3. Design and implementation of demonetisation -- 4. Initial outcomes -- 5. Macroeconomic consequences -- 6. Inventing a new Utopia -- 7. Conclusion.

Corporate and securities laws are seen to mitigate corporate fraud by 'manipulating the incentives of agents': presenting corporate agents with a probability of being caught and punished if they commit fraud. This article suggests that the same laws also affect corporate fraud in a significant...