We will take for granted that the boom was artificially created or stimulated by policies of credit expansion, which is in essence the message of Austrian business the empty office buildings and idle plants and factories. That such a boom led to innovations and increases in productivity and output is not a sound reason to support all so solemnly and earnestly pontificate on the economy. They analyze monetary policy and their “tools” with all seriousness, as if they were the real levers by
and 1950s. The 1920s were also a time of widespread dissemination of technological innovations. The automobile was just coming into mainstream use. In 1914, there were did. During this time and during the 1960s, there was also great confidence in Fed policy and the long-range planning abilities of business. Another factor cited as at any time.” In addition to this factor, there is the influence of monetary policy. The Fed, the GSEs, the banks, government guarantees, and other credit
or so. The advent of the Internet, for one, has changed the world forever. These innovations have been the product of market forces, the result of entrepreneurial of whether such a world is technically possible.” The speed of technological innovation has led to erosion of democratic and civic culture and an increasingly
or so. The advent of the Internet, for one, has changed the world forever. These innovations have been the product of market forces, the result of entrepreneurial of whether such a world is technically possible.” The speed of technological innovation has led to erosion of democratic and civic culture and an increasingly
able to compete with utilities. The coming deregulation has spurred investment and innovation already in the industry. Of course, some industry players are better regulated. These are neatly summarized in Randall Holcombe’s book Public Policy and the Quality of Life . For one thing, there is an incentive and knowledge
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