Fed Tries to Figure Out How to Raise Interest Rates by a 1/4 of 1%
The Fed has been messing with interest rates for a century and suddenly they have forgotten how to raise interest rates?
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Austrian Theories of Intervention and Entrepreneurship
For those new to Austrian economics, there are few modern scholars whose work I would recommend more enthusiastically than Salerno’s.
Shawn Ritenour reviews Holcombe’s Advanced Introduction to the Austrian School of Economics
Shawn Ritenour reviews Randall Holcombe's new Austrian econ textbook Advanced Introduction to the Austrian School ofEconomics in Libertarian Papers. (I interviewed Dr. Holcombe about the book in The Free Market.)
To “Give Back,” Add Real Value
"Giving back" is big these days, but how can we know if we’re really making a contribution that someone values? Economics, fortunately, gives us an answer: the best way to "give back" is to earn honest money.
Jim Grant: What the Fed Calls Deflation is Actually Progress
Jim Grant recently appeared on Yahoo Finance and criticized central bankers and economists who fear deflation.
The Central Fallacy of Keynesian Economics
Keynes’s theory of Aggregate Expenditures from the General Theory is examined and criticized. Keynes suggested numerous reasons why his marginal propensity to consume (MPC) might vary across individuals, over different time periods, and might be fundamentally heterogeneous in other respects, but assumed a constant MPC for tractability.
The Problems with Keynesian Solutions to the Current Depression
This lecture by Bob Murphy was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama.
Economics: Job vs. Calling
This lecture by Gary North was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama.
How Does an Economy Grow? Faculty Panel
Are we in a recovery? There has been no true recovery since 2008. Private savings rate went down to zero during the boom. Traditional savings rate of Americans has been ten percent.
Nothing Fishy About Growth
Growth requires private saving first, then investment and then production. It cannot be accomplished through sheer credit and credit expansion. Money is not wealth.
