Business Cycles
Austrian Economics and Classical Liberalism
"Since credit expansion is made possible by state action, the business cycle — so far from being a natural consequence of the free market and a heavy debit against it — is ultimately traceable to government…"
Failure and Prosperity
It is Rothbard and Hülsmann that know the way to prosperity: we must bring back failure and deflation.
Some Thoughts on Supply-side Economics
There is no "socially desirable" level of work or of saving and investment other than what individuals freely choose as desirable. And unless the case for "supply-side" economic reform is modified to reflect an argument for individual freedom, it may very well serve as a means for even greater state control over the economy and not less.
The Stimulus Scam
The recent improvement of the global economy, with particularly high economic- growth numbers for the United States, is just one more deception in a long series of deceptions that have plagued policy makers and investors.
The Austrian Masters’ Wisdom
"And it is here — let's pinpoint the exact date at Greenspan's 'irrational-exuberance' call in December 1996 — where the Austrian men separate themselves from the Keynesian and Friedmanite boys."
16. Banking and the Business Cycle
Presented by Rothbard at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.
2. Supply and Demand
In this lecture in 1972, supply and demand concepts included: preferences of consumers, prices, quantity, quality, elasticity, equilibrium, marginal utility, present goods, and production processes.
The Depression Is Not Over
All that stimulatory policies can do is redistribute real savings from wealth-productive to nonproductive activities."