Volume 5, No. 2 (Summer 2002)
Here we discuss briefly Mankiw’s ten principles of economics and offer a critique of these principles à la the Austrian School of economics. A textbook in economics completely based on principles of modern Austrian economics is yet to be written. When such a textbook is written, perhaps this discussion will help the author design the text. We would strongly recommend to the author that the first chapter of the yet-to-be-written textbook be devoted to the ten or so basic principles of economics, with the rest of the book simply enhancing the explanation and application of these principles.
