Deflation and Depression: Where’s the Link?
Joseph Salerno writes about a long-term look at this conventional wisdom that shows that 90 percent of deflations since 1820 have not resulted in depression.
Business Cycles
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This Inflated House
Booming home prices and record low interest rates are allowing homeowners to refinance their mortgages, "extract equity" to increase their spending, and lower their monthly payment! As one loan officer explained to me: "It’s almost too good to be true."
The Mystery of Central Banking
In a market economy, writes Robert Murphy, the interest rate is not merely a lever to stimulate or depress economic growth.
The Myth of Shock-Free Monetary Policy
The Fed's recent decisions, writes Frank Shostak, are part of a new effort to conduct monetary policy in the absence of "shocks."
Inflation During the Civil War
Presented as part of the Mises Institute’s Austrian Workshop seminar series on 22 June 2004 in Auburn, Alabama.
Money, Mexico, and Mañana
Sponsored by the Mises Institute and held in Houston, Texas; September 22-23, 1995.
The Anatomy of Growth
In a brilliant lecture at the Austrian Scholars Conference, Sean Corrigan chronicles the failings of growth-driven government policies that impoverish in the long run.
Japan’s Bust: An Austrian Critique of the Fed’s Explanation
Christopher Mayer explains why an Austrian analysis starts by examining the preceding boom phase of the business cycle.
Theory Meets Praxis: The Austrian Business Cycle Theory in Today’s Economy
Sean Corrigan presents The Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture at the 2004 Austrian Scholars Conference.
Includes Question and Answer period.
