Capital and Interest Theory

Larry Sechrest provides a concise (4000-word) explanation of the concepts of malinvestment and overinvestment and how they help us understand economic depressions and the boom-bust cycle. 

At the 2021 AERC, Jeff Herbener presented a defense of the pure time preference theory of interest, and mentioned Bob’s critique of it. This episode is a very informative discussion of their views.

Bob gives a guest lecture for Jonathan Newman’s MA course for the Mises Institute, on the history of, and new developments in, the pure time preference theory of interest.

The goods created by automation—and the labor freed up by it—become inputs for industries downstream.

Economic realities mean the socialist state would need to utilize the same method of discounting wages as capitalists do. The only difference is that under socialism, bureaucrats would do the "exploitation."

Savings are the foundation for a productive and advanced economy. Unfortunately, governments insist on policies that make it harder for ordinary people to save.

Savings are the foundation for a productive and advanced economy. Unfortunately, governments insist on policies that make it harder for ordinary people to save.

Negative interest rates lead to zombie firms, rampant consumerism, and growing obstacles to entrepreneurship. 

Negative interest rates lead to zombie firms, rampant consumerism, and growing obstacles to entrepreneurship. 

Hunter Hastings joins Jeff Deist with great insights into the social benefits of profit vs. interest, entrepreneurial risk, progressing and retrogressing economies, and the bunkum known as the "Paradox of Saving." They focus on Chapter 8 of Rothbard's Man, Economy, and State.