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Stephan Kinsella Discusses Law Without the State, and the Illegitimacy of Intellectual Property

06/12/2019Audio/VideoRobert P. MurphyStephan Kinsella

Bob Murphy and Stephan Kinsella discuss the basis of libertarian law, and how we could have justice without a coercive State.

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Stakeholders and Corporate Social Responsibility

EntrepreneurshipMoney and BankingUS Economy

02/08/2018Power & MarketPeter G. Klein

Nicolai Foss and I have written a paper criticizing currently fashionable "stakeholder" approaches to the firm and the idea that managers should pursue "corporate social responsibility." BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, who manages $6 trillion in corporate assets, made a splash last month by...

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Should Puerto Rico Default?

Blog10/05/2017Peter G. Klein

Default may be the least bad option for dealing with Puerto Rico's $73 billion debt.

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Sascha Klocke and Louis Rouanet: Can Austrian Economics Save Europe?

Free MarketsGlobal EconomyStrategy

08/05/2016Audio/VideoSascha KlockeLouis RouanetJeff Deist

Jeff Deist discusses the political and economic situation in Europe with two of the Institute's Fellows.

Chilean Protesters Could End Chile's Decades of Progress

José Niño

The history of Latin America is filled with tragic stories of countries reaching great heights — Argentina and Venezuela come to mind — and then falling back to mediocrity. Chile could be next if the protesters get their way.

Why Central Banks Aren't Really Setting Interest Rates

Frank Shostak

Central banks can only distort and mask real interest rates with monetary policy. Interest rates are really set by each individual's time preference.

Socialism and the Green New Deal: Choose One

Richard M. Ebeling

Central planners cannot calculate the costs and benefits of environmental policy.

The Japanization of the European Union

Jesús Huerta de Soto

Japan's once-envied economy is now in shambles. The European economy, built on the same shaky tenets, is crumbling, too. Where to go from here?

When the Communists Abolished the Weekend

Ryan McMaken

By abolishing the weekend, the Soviets were in one move able to strike a blow against both families and religious institutions. All that was left was the state — and state-mandated labor.