Economic Inequality
Inequality is a good thing in the free market. Economic equality is a disastrous government policy that leads to economic ruin for all—including the poor and workers. Download the slides from this …
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Price Inflation: Corona vs. QE
High CPI inflation, popular explanations and their problems, and M1 vs. M2. Download the slides from this lecture at Mises.org/MU22_PPT_33. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 28 …
Political Economy of Imperialism
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 28 July 2022. Mises WireThe Mises Institute exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian school of economics, and individual freedom, …
Emil Kauder as an Austrian Dehomogenizer
Rothbard’s two-volume An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought contains a lengthy reference list, but a close look at the books reveals that Rothbard continually cited certain authors and borrowed …
The Fed Just Got Rid of Forward Guidance Because It’s Making It Up As It Goes
The Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee announced Wednesday it is raising its key policy rate—the federal funds rate—by 75 basis points to 2.5 percent. According to the FOMC’s press …
Inflation Takings Require Just Compensation: Slash Governments!
“If you don’t expect too much from meYou might not be let down.” — Gin Blossoms, “Hey Jealousy” Inflation is a mechanism that government people use to fund wars, tyrannical governments, and …
Regional Territories: A Decentralization Plan for the USA
There is more talk of secession and civil war in the United States today than at any time since the 1850s, and popular confidence in government appears to be at …
Yellen: “Recession” Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means
In September 2008, the worsening global financial crisis hit a new phase when Lehman Brothers collapsed and it became undeniable that “hard times” had arrived for most ordinary people. By …
Government “Stimulus” Schemes Fail Because Demand Does Not Create Supply
By popular thinking, the key driver of economic growth is the increase in total demand for goods and services. It is also held that overall output increases by a multiple …
Faculty Panel
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 25 July 2022. Mises WireThe Mises Institute exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian school of economics, and individual freedom, …