Patrick Barron: Currency Wars and the Death of the Euro
Jeff Deist and Patrick Barron discuss what’s going on in the EU, how Germany in particular suffers from being yoked to the other Eurozone nat
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Andy Duncan Explains The Charade of Independence for UKIP and Scotland
In this transcript of his Mises Weekends interview with Jeff Deist, Andy Duncan handicaps the upcoming secession vote in Scotland and discusses the state of free-market thinking in the UK.
The Taylor Rule Won’t Save Us
There is no one Taylor Rule, but several, depending on how one interprets the government's measurements of the economy. Taylor's rule also fails to address the fundamental problem of coordinating the actions of many diverse individuals in an economy, so it cannot protect us from malinvestment and bubbles.
Dr. David Howden: Let Banks Fail! (Central and Otherwise)
Jeff Deist and David Howden discuss the history of banking in America before 1913 and the entanglements of the Federal Reserve.
Investors and Austrian Economics
In recent years, we’ve seen more and more Austrian-tinged economic analysis. There has been tremendous growth in interest in Austrian economics among financial professionals.
The Yield Curve and Our Weakened Economy
It’s difficult to envisage a downward-sloping yield curve in an unhampered market economy since this would imply that investors are assigning a higher risk to short-term maturities than long-term maturities. But in today’s economy, an upward or a downward sloping yield curve reflects the Fed’s interest rate policies.
The Economic Consequences of Loan Maturity Mismatching in the Unhampered Economy
Some economists of the Austrian School contend that business cycles are created when banks use the proceeds of short–term time deposits to create longer-term loans.
The Fed and the “Salvador Dali Effect”
The Fed does not produce work or items of value.
The Savings and Loan Debacle: Twenty-Five Years Later
Many still blame “deregulation” for the financial disaster that was caused by an intricate web of federal laws and regulations, writes Dale Steinre
In Defense of Fundamental Analysis: Securities Arbitrage and the Efficient Market Theory
An entire generation of students has been taught to accept efficient market theory (EMT) as gospel. They have learned about investing in securities in an academic environment that rejects fundamental analysis.
