Malte Tobias Kahler

Malte Tobias Kähler writes for a German debating magazine called Novo Argumente. With a master's degree in political science from the University of Münster in Germany, he is currently participating in a postgraduate program in economics under Professor Huerta de Soto at King Juan Carlos University, Madrid.

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It's the Speculators, Stupid!

Free MarketsGlobal EconomyInterventionismMoney and Banking

06/16/2010Mises Daily ArticlesMalte Tobias Kahler

If anyone is to take the blame for the current mess in which European countries find themselves, it should not be the bearers of bad news but those who steered the affected economies in the unsustainable direction.

Do Innovations Cause Business Cycles?

Booms and BustsThe EntrepreneurThe FedFree Markets

01/07/2010Mises Daily ArticlesMalte Tobias Kahler

The claim that the innovative capacity of modern capitalistic societies sows the seed of general crises can be refuted, for such cyclical patterns only unfold if new innovations are financed by an expansion of fiduciary money instead of by voluntary savings.

No Such Thing as a Free Flu Shot

Free MarketsHealthInterventionismOther Schools of Thought

10/19/2009Mises Daily ArticlesMalte Tobias Kahler

"Social scientists should inform the public that our government is not necessarily benevolent"

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