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Louis M. Spadaro

Louis M. Spadaro (October 11, 1913 – May 3, 2008) was a friend and colleague of Ludwig von Mises, under whom he earned his PhD in economics. President of the Institute for Humane Studies and the founding dean of the Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration, he taught economics at Fordham University since 1938. He was the author of the textbook Economics: An Introductory View (1969) and the editor of New Directions in Austrian Economics.

Articles

Liberalism: Reclaiming the Term

12/03/2012 Mises Daily Louis M. Spadaro

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

Averages and Aggregates

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

"The rationality, the effectiveness, and the justice of public policy which taxes enterprise according to one assumption while it gears, say, profit-incentive policies to its opposite is at least dubious."

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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