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The ECB prefers to do what all central banks did just before the 2009 great recession: blame inflation on rising food and energy prices.

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Richard Cantillon Is Sleepless in Seattle

Business Cycles

Blog7 hours agoDoug French

Cheap money and Seattle's capital-fueled boom means Seattle may soon achieve Peak Skyscraper status.

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Teaching "Tips": An Economic and Pedagogical Defense of Gratuities

Labor and Wages

9 hours agoAudio/VideoAnthony Gill

Using the long-standing cultural practice of tipping, Gill explores a variety of important economic concepts.

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Our Lawless Central Bank

The FedMoney and Banking

13 hours agoFedWatchRyan McMaken

The Fed's modern method of policymaking is best described as "ad hoc." This is a big problem for entrepreneurs and most market actors.

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Four Reasons Central Banks are Wrong to Fight Deflation

Money and BanksMonetary TheoryMoney and Banking

Blog19 hours agoJörg Guido Hülsmann

The harmful character of deflation is a sacred dogma of monetary policy. However, evidence substantiating these claims is either weak or nonexistent.

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The Tragedy of the Commons in the Courtroom

Legal SystemTaxes and SpendingPolitical Theory

Blog06/22/2017Chris Calton

Since using the court system costs them nothing, police and prosecutors have an incentive to load up the court system with non-violent "crimes."

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Does the Fed Follow Its Own Rules?

The FedMoney and BanksMoney and Banking

Blog06/22/2017Daniel Fernández Méndez

The central bank is unlikely to follow rules like the Taylor Rule because they are fundamentally political organizations with their own agendas.

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Will Our Grandchildren Work Only Four Hours Per Day?

Labor and WagesPoverty

Blog06/21/2017Ryan McMaken

If capitalists have their way, we may be looking at a future of 20-hour work weeks while producing a higher standard of living.

Mises Weekends

Peter Klein and Jeff Deist discuss the effectiveness of constraints on the Fed.

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The ECB Blames Inflation on Everything but Itself

Richard Cantillon Is Sleepless in Seattle

Teaching "Tips": An Economic and Pedagogical Defense of Gratuities

Our Lawless Central Bank

Four Reasons Central Banks are Wrong to Fight Deflation

The Tragedy of the Commons in the Courtroom

Does the Fed Follow Its Own Rules?

Will Our Grandchildren Work Only Four Hours Per Day?

Mises Weekends

How To Fight For Peace

Oil Is Cheap — Why OPEC Can’t Do Anything About It

Help Wanted: Lenders with No Experience (or Short Memories) to Make Risky Mortgages

Our Lawless Central Bank

Fed Raises Rates — Will Other Central Banks Follow?

The ECB Blames Inflation on Everything but Itself

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Kaplan and Kashkari: Slowing Inflation Makes More Rate Hikes a Challenge

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