Thanks for the paper, but having skimmed through I don't think the word research is appropriate for this, it's more of a compilation of autrian propaganda than anything else.
Gold standard failed, no matter what libertarians like to fantasize about it.
http://saifedean.com/Saifedean%20Ammous%20The%20Bitcoin%20St...
A slowdown a la Thiel due to fundamentally flawed monetary policies.