A Thank You to My Students
I was deeply honored--and completely surprised--to have this handsomely produced Festschrift presented to me at the Austrian Economics Research Conference last week.
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Walter Block Debates Bill Quigley on Minimum Wages
The Loyola economics club hosted a debate between economics professor Walter Block and law professor Bill Quigley on the minimum wage. The debate was held on 2/24/15.
Hazlitt and the Oil Bust
The weak dollar was a subsidy for the oil industry, but as Hazlitt noted, they make “the industries in which we are comparatively inefficient larger, and the industries in which we are comparatively efficient smaller.”
The ECB Is Saving the Dollar
There are many risks to the dollar out there, but a more valuable euro isn't one of them.
Judge Denson’s A Century of War in German Translation
John Denson's A Century of War has appeared in German translation and has sold 4,000 copies.
Iceland Drops Bid to Join EU
The BBC reports the government of Iceland has announced it is no longer seeking EU membership for the North Atlantic state.
Joseph Salerno Interviewed on Gold Standard, Fiat Money
Joseph Salerno Interviewed on Gold Standard, Fiat Money...
Thornton: Are We In a Biotech and Housing Bubble?
Interviewed by Albert Lu, Mark Thornton breaks down NASDAQ’s recent 5000-mark performance, including what’s behind the movement and what it reveals about the possibility of a biotech bubble in our economy. He also discusses the existence of other ongoing bubbles and what we can expect to happen. Dr. Thornton frames his analysis using the Austrian theory of business cycle.
