Money and Banks

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Frank Shostak

The standard Keynesian line is that the government can shorten recessions by using fiscal and monetary “stimulus.” However, as Austrian economists note, ratcheting up government spending only makes things worse, setting the stage for the next economic downturn.

Claudio Grass

Thorsten Polleit (TP): On November 5, 2024, Donald J. Trump was elected the new US president with a landslide victory.

Frank Shostak

Mainstream economists are united against deflation, which they claim is the cause of recessions. Austrians know better, as they understand that deflation raises living standards and prevents destructive asset bubbles.

Thorsten Polleit

Government paper fiat money does more than just cause economic havoc. It also is an exercise in profound dishonesty and theft.

Stuart Englert

On New Year’s Eve 1974, President Gerald Ford snuck in an executive order legalizing private gold ownership, revoking FDR’s previous policies banning gold “hoarding.”

Michael Njoku

No macroeconomics or monetary theory course is complete without introduction of the Equation of Exchange, or MV = PQ. However, this equation explains nothing, praxeologically speaking. Instead, it clouds our understanding of how money fits into our economy.