Who is Murray Rothbard?
David Gordon discusses Murray Rothbard’s contributions to economic theory and their broader historical context.
History of the Austrian School of Economics
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Böhm-Bawerk vs. the Neoclassical School
A debate between Böhm-Bawerk and John Bates Clark helps explain the foundational differences between Austrians and neoclassical monetarists.
Who is Carl Menger?
Jeff Deist discusses the major contributions of Carl Menger (1840–1921), founder of the Austrian school of economics.
Anderson, Hazlitt, and the Quantity Theory of Money
It was Benjamin Anderson who injected in Hazlitt a radical distaste of inflationary policies and paper money.
The Economics Profession Is Broken — But this Isn’t the Answer
Eric Posner and Gen Weyl's diagnosis of economics is accurate, but their cure is worse than the disease.
Anonymous Funding of the Academic Right: William Volker and Henry Earhart
Private foundations and philanthropists have been key factors in supporting free-market academic work.
The Neglect of Bastiat’s School by English-speaking Economists
The image of Bastiat's school that has been handed down in the Anglo-American doctrinal literature is one that has been deliberately distorted by its doctrinal enemies and is in desperate need of extensive revision.
The Austrian School’s Critique of Marxism
Marxism was never a good idea "in theory." As Mises explained, it is a mess both in theory and in practice.
The Specific Value of Money
"Different people and the same people at different times value the same objective facts in a different way."
