Mises Wire
European Central Bankers: Print the Money!
The European Central Bank has announced its intention to create out of thin air over one trillion new Euros from March 2015 to September 2016. The rationale, the monetary central planners say, is to prevent price deflation and “stimulate” the European economy into prosperity.
Nothing to Lose But Our Keynes
Mario Rizzo in WSJ on failure of government spending to generate growth in world economy.
No Whitewash on Modern Macro
When L.H. White writes, people read! Larry White has just released a must read working paper on SSRN, "Hayek and Contemporary Macroeconomics".
Are Falling Prices Undesirable?
Popular opinion seems to be that falling prices—or even stable prices—are bad for the economy, but I’ve never seen any good arguments about why.
Bank of Canada Cuts the Interest Rate
According to CBC News, "The Bank of Canada shocked markets today by cutting its key overnight lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point, citing the economic threat posed by plunging oil prices."
Swiss National Bank: Hero or Villain?
There has been much hand wringing among popular blogger-economists in response to the breaking of the Euro peg by the SNB.
800 Years of Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship still isn’t very popular in economics, but Austrian ideas are increasingly influential in contemporary management research, where the future is bright for young Austrians.
Allan Stevo on the SOTU: 10 Things Obama Should Announce Tonight
President Obama's acolytes have begun circulating the term "middle class economics" through the Sunday morning news programs and throughout the media.
