6 July 2010
It has become increasingly clear that interventionism played a significant role in precipitating the 2008 financial crisis. The Austrian School  is more … Continue reading ““The Austrian School” by JesĂşs Huerta de Soto”
9 June 2010
A trillion here, 500 billion there – it seems no amount is too much when the authorities want to fix a perforated economy. … Continue reading “Do we need a central bank?”
25 May 2010
Last month the FT’s Martin Wolf asked a simple question, “Does Austrian economics understand financial crises better than other schools … Continue reading “What Austrian business cycle theory does and does not claim as true”
10 May 2010
The Austrian Business Cycle Theory (ABCT), developed largely by Ludwig von Mises and F. A. Hayek , predicted the present crisis … Continue reading “Euro bailout: has Germany opened a Pandora’s box?”
24 April 2010
”, although more formally titled, “Fear the Boom and Bust”. It has had a million hits and if nothing else … Continue reading “Loosening the grip of Keynesian thought”
21 April 2010
Not enough people know the name of Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973). I hope my new Primer for the IEA will … Continue reading “Ludwig von Mises – A Primer”
10 December 2010
Mervyn King has been criticised for crossing a line which separates monetary policy (the Bank’s remit) and fiscal policy (the Treasury’s … Continue reading “The tragedy of the eurozone”