Money and Banking
Currency Wars
It is not just rockets and bombs that are fired; war is raged on the economic front, with currency manipulation as the primary weapon.
The Myth of Free Banking in Scotland
Scottish banks were not free (they too pyramided on the Bank of England) and, not surprisingly, they worked no better than the English banks.
The Risk of Sovereign Debt
Events have concretely demonstrated that the risk expectations on Greek debt should be reset higher.
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.
Is Debt Necessary for Recovery?
Contrary to the assertions of these pundits, an economy does not need mountains of debt — whether government or private — in order to grow. Corporations can still raise needed financing through issuing equity. There are pros and cons to debt financing, but it isn't necessary for a strong economy.
On Politics, Money, and Banking
Excerpted from the two-part speech presented in Vienna, Austria, on 21 September 2011.
How to Do Economic History
Austrians have a different way of understanding history. For Rothbard, for example, a particular price datum is, no less than the Spanish-American War, a historical event, and its causes must be traced back to the subjective aims governing human plans and choices.
11.08. The Determination of Prices: The Goods Side and the Money Side
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
11.02. The Money Relation: The Demand for and the Supply of Money
From Man, Economy, and State, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.