Louis M. Spadaro

Articles

12/03/2012 Mises Daily Louis M. Spadaro

The word liberal has clear and pertinent etymological roots grounded in the ideal of individual liberty.

12/16/2011 Mises Daily Louis M. Spadaro

Any serious doubt concerning the validity of aggregates and averages is a dagger aimed straight at the heart of current empirical research and statistical analysis.

The Present State of Profit Theory: Asset or Liability?

05/31/2008 Mises Daily Louis M. Spadaro

If the part played by profits in the economy is found to be misrepresented for purposes of analytical tidiness, the need for correction is all the more urgent in an age of increasing recourse to government action. Inasmuch as realism in our economics points to the same need, it would be unwise to cling to any theory — no matter what its other attributes — which sacrifices this need for reasons of arbitrary neatness; more, it would be scientifically indefensible.

Publications

New Directions in Austrian Economics

11/22/1978 Louis M. Spadaro

This collection first appeared in the midst of the American Austrian revival, and its insights are constantly culled by modern students. In it, Austrian economists examine technical aspects of money, interest, capital and business cycles, and

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