Austrian Economics Overview

What can we can learn from the early Austrian economists about the alleged decadence of Vienna in their time?

In some Austrian circles, it's popular to downplay Murray Rothbard's significance to the Misesian tradition. History isn't on their side. 

One can't say of the present economic system—one can only describe the past. One cannot predict the future as a result of studying the past. Often economic historians teach history by the label of “economics.” Even though you know everything about the past, you know nothing about the future.

Jesús Huerta de Soto is probably the most important Austro-libertarian thinker you're not reading.

A debate between Böhm-Bawerk and John Bates Clark helps explain the foundational differences between Austrians and neoclassical monetarists. 

The purpose of economic science is not to resolve all social problems, nor does it have appropriate tools for this. 

Hoppe on exploitation and the ruling class.

Dr. Yeager presented this private seminar to graduate students at Mises University in 2012.

From The Mises Reader Unabridged, edited by Shawn Ritenour.

From The Mises Reader Unabridged, edited by Shawn Ritenour.