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VIDEO: Joseph Salerno Explains Price Gouging
Joe Salerno discusses the economics of Price Gouging. Dr. Salerno is the Mises Institute’s Academic Vice President.
Minimum Wage Mendacity
With President Obama’s State of the Union Address and its associated campaign prominently featuring increased minimum wage, tired arguments for rai
Krugman Claims Mises Couldn’t Explain the Great Depression
Joseph Salerno writes in today’s
Pandemic Programs—Government Health 1918-Style
This point came up in the Mises Academy “Interwar Years” course yesterday evening.
Floods, Snow, and Opportunity Cost
A reminder that economics applies even to floods and snow. Everything choice is a trade-off and subject to opportunity cost.
Another Way to Reduce Access to Health Care
Outlaw emergency rooms that aren’t owned by politically well-connected hospitals.