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Michael A. Heilperin

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Michael Heilperin was born in 1909 in Warsaw, Poland. He was a friend and colleague of Ludwig von Mises's in Geneva, and his specialization was the international monetary system. He applied the Austrian theory of the business cycle along with his knowledge of the balance of payments to warn against the rise of monetary nationalism. See his literature archive.

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Studies in Economic Nationalism

Big GovernmentGlobal EconomyWorld HistoryInterventionism

01/28/1960Books
How did the age of mercantilism become the age of free trade only to revert again in the 20th century? Written during the mid-century period of hyper-nationalism, this book solves that puzzle.
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The Trade of Nations

Global EconomyInterventionism

02/15/1952Books
Published in 1947, The Trade of Nations is a guide to international trade and finance; an exposure of the fallacies of economic nationalism; and a vigorous defense of economic liberalism.
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International Monetary Economics

Global EconomyBusiness CyclesInterventionismMonetary Theory

06/15/1939Books
Heilperin applies the Austrian theory of the business cycle to warn against the rise of monetary nationalism.
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