Latest Employment Numbers
Mark Thornton explains what the latest government employment report really tells us.
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36. Why the Government is Responsible for the Sub-Prime Mortgage Meltdown
Section Four: Money and the State. Narrated by Harold L. Fritsche.
The Canadian Housing Bubble
Interviewed by host Redmond Weissenberger, Mark Thornton discusses the real estate and job markets.
How Time and Uncertainty Can Make Us “Antifragile”
How Time and Uncertainty Can Make Us “Antifragile”
The Dao of the Austrian Investor
Austrian economics teaches that understanding the “economy” can only be undertaken with the aid of economic theory. There is no formula or equation for understanding the economy. It cannot be measured in any meaningful scientific way. Only the logical construction of cause and effect aid us.
Germany’s “Dangerous” Current Account Surplus
If Germany has competitive labor costs and can build a better widget, where is the problem?
What is the Skyscraper Index?
Interviewed by host Angel Clark, Mark Thornton explains and discusses the Skyscraper Index and what it can tell us about the economy.
Robert Shiller’s Egalitarian, Regulated, and Subsidized “Good Society”
The good society is an egalitarian one, says Shiller, and finance should not be at odds with this goal.
The Tip of the Financial Iceberg
Broadcast on RT’s Prime Interest program, Mark Thornton talks to producer Bob English about Edward Snowden, the financial markets, and the Fe
