Booms and Busts
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The Anatomy of Growth
In a brilliant lecture at the Austrian Scholars Conference, Sean Corrigan chronicles the failings of growth-driven government policies that impoverish in the long run.
Japan’s Bust: An Austrian Critique of the Fed’s Explanation
Christopher Mayer explains why an Austrian analysis starts by examining the preceding boom phase of the business cycle.
How Healthy Are the Banks?
Greenspan says the banks are in great shape. Frank Shostak, however, notes signs of deterioration.
Theory Meets Praxis: The Austrian Business Cycle Theory in Today’s Economy
Sean Corrigan presents The Henry Hazlitt Memorial Lecture at the 2004 Austrian Scholars Conference.
Includes Question and Answer period.
Argentina’s Paper-Money Mire
Grant Nülle tells the story of a nation ruined by debt, fiscal profligacy, and paper money—with the IMF and the US as the enabler.
Who Made the Fannie and Freddie Threat?
So Greenspan says that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are so big and so out of control that they represent a threat to the whole financial system. Well, asks Frank Shostak, just how does Greenspan think they got to be that way? Might it have something to do with a central bank that guarantees the life of not only these two institutions but every bank in the US?
Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve
Steeped in American history and Austrian economics, this extraordinary film is the clearest, most compelling explanation ever offered of the Fed, and why curbing it must be our first priority.
