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What Would Mises Think? Austria Is Applying (Some) Austrian Economics

Bureaucracy and RegulationWorld HistoryAustrian Economics OverviewPhilosophy and Methodology

Blog6 hours ago

While Austria is not the free-market republic Ludwig von Mises hoped it would be, the country has made many steps in the right direction, freeing markets and protecting private property.

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What the Technocrats Call "Economic Stability" Is Really Just Inflation

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Blog11/10/2023

Biden administration cheerleaders such as Paul Krugman claim that inflation is under control and that unemployment is falling. The numbers tell a very different story.

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Was the French Revolution Good or Bad?

Blog10/23/2023

 There are so many parts of the Revolution, so many stages, and so many protagonists, that we are sometimes confused as to how to interpret it. Historians tend to explain the Revolution according to their predilections, or even their heroes. 

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What is Software Quality? An Austrian Approach

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Blog10/23/2023

Even something that seems as objective as software development falls under the Austrian view of subjective utility.

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When It Comes to Economic Analysis, Your "Opinion" Is Irrelevant

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Blog10/20/2023

Subjective valuation, which is at the heart of Austrian economic thinking, is not the same thing as someone's opinion.

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Why Must Supply Precede Demand? Understanding Economic Foundations

Booms and BustsAustrian Economics OverviewPraxeology

Blog10/11/2023

Popular economic thinking holds that consumer spending is the most important driver of the economy. Actually, demand can’t exist without something first being supplied.

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What Is Seen—And What is NOT Seen: Bastiat's Often-Ignored Wisdom

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Blog10/05/2023

Bastiat reminded his readers that economic analysis involves not just what we see on the surface, but also the costs that are hidden from view.

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Will Dollarization Work in Argentina?

Economic PolicyGlobal EconomyInflationMonetary PolicySocialism

Javier Milei has promised to make the US dollar Argentina's currency if he is elected. Whether it will help the Argentine economy is another matter.

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