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András Tóth

András Tóth is the Director of the Carl Menger Institute, Budapest

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Obituary: János Kornai, Prominent Hungarian Economist

Socialism
11/12/2021Power & Market

János Kornai was born in 1928, in a century of bloody and tragic twists and turns. His homeland, Hungary, was especially a dangerous place during the 20th century. Among other things, it fell under both totalitarian regimes: Nazism and Communism.

Kornai’s personal life was also shaped by...

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In an Age of Pandemics We Need More Freedom to Trade, Not Less

Protectionism and Free TradeWorld History

Blog04/14/2020

It is thanks to global trade that we now have access to many more resources for treatment and prevention of disease, including COVID-19.

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France's Crisis Is the Latest In a Long History of Conflict over France's Un-Free Markets

SocialismTaxes and SpendingWorld HistoryInterventionism

Blog01/17/2019

Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to make France more free and more competitive. But his failed tax increase on gasoline shows just how fragile reform attempts are in France.

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