Capital and Interest Theory

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Mark Thornton

"In other words, you cannot accurately forecast a recession or financial panic by looking at either the announcement or the completion of the world’s tallest building"

 

So The Economist apparently does not think too "highly" of my skyscraper theory

Frank Shostak
The Fed — and many economists everywhere — believe that giving more people jobs will drive more economic growth. But more employment is useless for economic growth if employed persons are not contributing to real wealth and capital accumulation.
Matthew McCaffrey

Research is not just the way we add to the body of knowledge left by previous generations, but is also an effective means of engaging and challenging the ideas of mainstream economics.

Murray N. Rothbard

Knowing that money or gold cannot be used to provide a fixed measure of value, David Ricardo turned to the value of labor instead. But his labor theory of value has led to many errors including Marxism, land taxes, and much more.

David Howden

For the last decade (or more), Canadians have been ebullient about their home-grown housing boom.

Frank Shostak

Orders in capital goods have been going up since 2009. Normally, capital goods purchases suggest economic growth, but if the orders are a result of easy money, the purchases point not to wealth creation, but to a bubble. 

Dan Sanchez

Dan Sanchez examines Irwin Schiff's timeless comic book on how savings, innovation, and risk are the building blocks of productivity, progress, and wealth.