Toward a General Theory of Error Cycles

Volume 1, No. 4 (Winter 1998)

One of Ludwig von Mises’s most important contributions to economic science was the business cycle theory that he first presented in his Theory of Money and Credit (1981, ch. 19, esp. pp. 338ff.). This theory has been elaborated by Mises himself and received important additions through the hands of Friedrich A. Hayek and Murray N. Rothbard.[1] Yet in its foundations it remains unshaken as from the day of its first publication.

The Place of Human Action in the Development of Modern Economic Thought

Volume 2, No. 1 (Spring 1999)

The core of any system of economic theory is the explanation of how prices are determined. As Mises (1998, p. 235) himself put it, “Economics is mainly concerned with the analysis of the determination of money prices of goods and services exchanged on the market.” Thus, the core of Human Action is parts three and four (pp.