Why Is There a Euro Crisis?
Today's banks are not free-market institutions. They live in a symbiosis with governments that they are financing.
Monetary Theory
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Who Was the Better Monetary Economist? Rothbard and Friedman Compared
Presented by Joe Salerno at the Mises Circle in New Orleans, 5 November 2011.
Will the Latest Plan “Fix” the Eurozone?
Deleveraging is necessary to clean up the system and lay the foundations for solid economic expansion.
Fed Policy and Asset Prices
Austrian economists have long recognized that the economy is far more complex than simple models capture.
Does the World Need a World Bank?
An increase in the quantity of money doesn't bring any general improvement of conditions.
12.01. The Economics of Violent Intervention in the Market: Introduction
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
11.12. Exchange Rates of Coexisting Moneys
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
‘A priori’ Theory and the Sound Money Principle
Presented in Vienna, Austria, on 20 September 2011. Includes an introduction by Douglas E. French.
Contributions of Mises in The Theory of Money and Credit
Presented in Vienna, Austria, on 19 September 2011. Includes an introduction by Douglas E. French.
Fiat Money and the Euro Crisis
Why does the behavior of the Greek government have anything to do with taxpayers in Germany? Why did the original Maastricht Treaty have rules about fiscal policy as part of the criteria for monetary union? The answer is that the euro is a fiat currency.
