Will the Latest Plan “Fix” the Eurozone?
Deleveraging is necessary to clean up the system and lay the foundations for solid economic expansion.
Monetary Theory
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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.
Inflationists in Wolves’ Clothing
Just as the interventions of the Hoover administration in the early 1930s led to a massive increase in government under the New Deal and the abandonment of the gold standard, so too have the "stimulus" packages gotten us to the point where raw money printing is a policy option.
Lucas Is (Mostly) Clueless
Robert Lucas misses two important reasons why government/Keynesian stimulus schemes fail miserably.
