Booms and Busts

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Jesús Huerta de Soto

The world financial crisis and recession have provided Austrian economists with a golden opportunity.

Douglas French

Has free banking turned MF Global into the eighth largest bankruptcy in history?

Robert P. Murphy

Scott Sumner will have to go back to the drawing board in his attempt to deny that there was any type of inflation during the 1920s.

Douglas French

A new generation of students seeks the truth delivered plainly, using clear words and logic.

Robert P. Murphy

Contrary to the assertions of these pundits, an economy does not need mountains of debt — whether government or private — in order to grow. Corporations can still raise needed financing through issuing equity. There are pros and cons to debt financing, but it isn't necessary for a strong economy.

Robert P. Murphy

Austrian economists have long recognized that the economy is far more complex than simple models capture.

Paul Johnson

We now see, thanks to Rothbard's insights, that the Hoover-Roosevelt period was really a continuum.