http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/-t1.htm Austrian Economics vs. Mainstream Economics, booms & busts, regulation, the rise of the Chinese economy vs. the Chinese state banking system, taxes, globalization, inflation, the coming collapse of the dollar, and so on... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:45:05 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/itest/logo/default/default4.gif http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/-t1.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/mises-me-t1968.htm Stewart
]]> Economics Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:23:18 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/mises-me-t1968.htm#27951 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/mises-me-t1968.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/world-currencies-and-china-t2009.htm Cassandra http://www.smh.com.au/business/market-distortions-feed-currency-war-20091018-h2vd.html Quote:At this point, China's biggest economic questions become political ones. Officials from President Hu Jintao down have been trying to address these problems for years but they have mostly got worse. What is it about China's political system that makes them so intractable? Economics Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:45:05 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/world-currencies-and-china-t2009.htm#28401 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/world-currencies-and-china-t2009.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/for-max-stirner-fans-t1988.htm Bach_is_dead A couple of things I came across very recently, odd how many times I have kind of randomly come across Stirner in the past three months: -This is a full transcript of a book entitled "Egoists: A Book of Supermen", by notable American music critic and musician James Huneker: http://www.scribd.com/doc/17958618/Egoists-a-Book-of-Supermen-by-James-Huneker The book does a wonderful job of summing up biographies and thoughts/art of various continental egoists. Other than ... Economics Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:02:01 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/for-max-stirner-fans-t1988.htm#28246 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/for-max-stirner-fans-t1988.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/want-papers-on-chinese-economy-t1985.htm vichy Does anyone know of any good papers on the chinese economy, as it is at present and as it has developed since the post-Mao era? Mainly from an Austrian-ish perspective (no Econometricians need apply). Economics Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:33:14 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/want-papers-on-chinese-economy-t1985.htm#28239 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/want-papers-on-chinese-economy-t1985.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/is-the-fed-irrelevant-t1967.htm Anonymous I guess the latest theory to be gaining more and more popularity, is the idea that the Fed is irrelevant/powerless. "Alan Greenspan isn't the 'Maestro'. He's Oz - working behind the curtains, leaning into the microphone, pressing buttons that blow smoke and fire, but not really having much power at all. Scarecrow already has a brain. For the past several years, commercial and industrial loans and consumer credit exploded quite simply because rabidly eager borrowers were able to find ... Economics Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:09:38 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/is-the-fed-irrelevant-t1967.htm#27948 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/is-the-fed-irrelevant-t1967.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interest-rate-debate-t1964.htm Anonymous Do y'all know anything about this idea that the Fed has no control over interest rates as supposedly evidenced by the fact that the Discount Rate follows the T-Bill rate? http://marketoracle.co.uk/article7081.html I know this has to be a fallacy of some sort, but I can't figure out what the fallacy is. Obviously, if the Fed increases money supply, or lowers the funds rate, it will put downward pressure on interest rates. This is basic supply and demand. Those who claim otherweise ... Economics Mon, 14 Sep 2009 05:35:20 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interest-rate-debate-t1964.htm#27936 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interest-rate-debate-t1964.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-liberals-swallow-their-vomit-federal-reserve-t1959.htm Alex http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/07/priceless-how-the-federal_n_278805.html

I usually like to post my own interpretation, but in this case perhaps just a link will be o.k..]]> Economics Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:11:56 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-liberals-swallow-their-vomit-federal-reserve-t1959.htm#27901 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-liberals-swallow-their-vomit-federal-reserve-t1959.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/why-is-keynesian-economics-stupid-t1941.htm Rezzealaux Or not stupid? I've started reading the books posted in the announcement (Economics in One Lesson has been awesome so far ), but I keep hearing how Keynesian economics is stupid. I asked a friend who's going to college this year to explain what it is to me, but he says just wait till I get into the class, and every time I bring him arguments from what people call the Austrian school of econ, or the free market econ or whatever, he just says I'm just oversimplifying everything (he says this for ... Economics Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:41:47 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/why-is-keynesian-economics-stupid-t1941.htm#27680 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/why-is-keynesian-economics-stupid-t1941.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/i-m-in-your-mmorpg-taxing-your-drops-t1938.htm Rezzealaux Something I found today, not exactly new, but something I had never heard about. From Wiki's article on "Virtual Economy", under "Taxation and gambling": Income from sale of virtual items is being considered as real revenue as players in such games have ascribed a real-world value onto them: "By taking any aspect of the game and connecting it directly to the real world, the games have only brought this possibility on themselves."[8] And as that ascribed value ... Economics Tue, 25 Aug 2009 03:28:47 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/i-m-in-your-mmorpg-taxing-your-drops-t1938.htm#27655 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/i-m-in-your-mmorpg-taxing-your-drops-t1938.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/refute-this-guy-t1916.htm Paul Before he corrupts my pure Austrian mind... Quote:The Austrian approach is a relic of history Economics Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:55:51 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/refute-this-guy-t1916.htm#27355 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/refute-this-guy-t1916.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/market-failure-t1760.htm Anonymous So... as far as I can tell, the concept of "market failure" is complete nonsense. From a philosophical point of view, the whole idea is total bull crap. It appears to be an attempt to pass utilitarianism off as economics. Am I right, or am I missing something? Economics Wed, 27 May 2009 08:44:15 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/market-failure-t1760.htm#25420 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/market-failure-t1760.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/rothbard-fractional-reserve-banking-t1837.htm Anonymous My understanding of Rothbard's understanding of Fractional Reserve Banking (FRB) is that he felt it was inflationary and fraudulent. I remember reading "The Case Against The Fed", and having a hard time understanding how FRB was inflationary. His explanation just didn't add up for me... or I couldn't comprehend it. Obviously, FRB would only be "fraudulent" if the bank in question invested/loaned people's money without their knowledge/consent. Otherwise, there are ... Economics Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:15:38 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/rothbard-fractional-reserve-banking-t1837.htm#26130 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/rothbard-fractional-reserve-banking-t1837.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/top-15-largest-debtor-nations-t1744.htm twistedfister
http://www.cnbc.com/id/30308959/]]> Economics Mon, 18 May 2009 14:24:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/top-15-largest-debtor-nations-t1744.htm#25242 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/top-15-largest-debtor-nations-t1744.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/what-does-adam-smith-mean-by-rent-t1818.htm vichy Can anyone explain/link Adam Smith's views on 'rent'? I'm reading the Wealth of Nations right now, and I'm in the middle of a gigantic chapter on rent. But I don't even know what he means by 'rent' so far. The theory seems incoherent or non-existant. Economics Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:32:53 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/what-does-adam-smith-mean-by-rent-t1818.htm#25912 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/what-does-adam-smith-mean-by-rent-t1818.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/strong-criticism-of-my-beloved-doing-business-rankings-t1811.htm Static4367 http://organizationsandmarkets.com/2009/06/26/why-doing-business-damages-institutions/ I have mentioned the Doing Business rankings in several previous posts so it is only fair that I acknowledge that there is some strong criticism floating around, and that it all seems pretty sensible. More than just wanting to like these specific rankings, I really want to believe that outside measurement and imposed competition can make gov'ts more accountable. I particularly liked these rankings as ... Economics Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:59:57 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/strong-criticism-of-my-beloved-doing-business-rankings-t1811.htm#25853 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/strong-criticism-of-my-beloved-doing-business-rankings-t1811.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/abolishing-cash-t1808.htm Bigus Dickus
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/economics/article6531299.ece

but seriously, wtf are these people thinking? I hope they do it, and wreck that shitty country even further.]]> Economics Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:35:54 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/abolishing-cash-t1808.htm#25833 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/abolishing-cash-t1808.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/what-do-you-guys-think-of-adam-smith-t1809.htm vichy I've been reading The Wealth of Nations lately, as well as listening to some podcasts on The Theory of Moral Sentiments. Now, the latter most interests me for its Humean influence. Overall I'm interested in Adam Smith, the economist. What do you guys think of him? Anyone interesting to read? So far I've read Bohm-Bawerk, Rothbard, Roger Garrison, Spencer Pack and Gavin Kennedy. I tend to think that Rothbard variously misunderstood Smith, though Smith's theories are often fuzzy and dubious ... Economics Sun, 21 Jun 2009 20:10:48 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/what-do-you-guys-think-of-adam-smith-t1809.htm#25836 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/what-do-you-guys-think-of-adam-smith-t1809.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/measuring-price-deflation-in-a-free-market-t1797.htm Conrad So the measurement of price-inflation right now is fraught with methodological and epistemological difficulties, not to mention political interests. There is no 'objective, value-free' way to do it: one has to make decisions about what goods will come in the basket, how much quality of products has improved, one has to take into account substitutions and so on, and there is no 'objective' way to do this. Moreover, price-inflation is not measured in a counterfactual way (prices rose this much ... Economics Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:27:55 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/measuring-price-deflation-in-a-free-market-t1797.htm#25738 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/measuring-price-deflation-in-a-free-market-t1797.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/misesian-market-process-books-t1802.htm vichy I've got a handful of Austrian market process books, but most of them are distinctly Kirznerian/Hayekian in their orientation. Does anyone know of any more 'Misesian' views of the price system and market process? To clarify the distinction, someone who would think of economic calculation as a pure externality of the numerical divisibility of money would be 'Misesian' in my sense, whereas someone who viewed it as some sort of indirect 'information transferring' process would be Hayekirzerian. Economics Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:54:09 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/misesian-market-process-books-t1802.htm#25810 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/misesian-market-process-books-t1802.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/paradigm-shift-t1796.htm NonEntity A recent TED Talk was interesting. I recommend it to those interested in economic ideas. The guy has a book out, too. I've not read the book, but the ideas in his talk resonate with many parts of my understanding. I expect a flurry of discussion should several of you listen... Here is the source page with description and link to the MP3 (21 minutes, 10 megs). above page wrote:One myth is that corporations promote free market capitalism, but they were originally monopolies granted ... Economics Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:15:55 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/paradigm-shift-t1796.htm#25724 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/paradigm-shift-t1796.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/a-good-book-on-financial-economics-t1757.htm Conrad
So give it to me.]]> Economics Sun, 24 May 2009 17:57:21 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/a-good-book-on-financial-economics-t1757.htm#25396 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/a-good-book-on-financial-economics-t1757.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-the-state-screws-up-homeless-shelters-t1788.htm Conrad From EndHomelessness.Change.Org Quote:Why do people choose streets over shelter? For those who have never been without a permanent home, it's tough to imagine. The comments on a previous post about this topic have been enlightening, including one that was so insightful that I had to share it. "SlumJack Homeless" is a former property manager who has been homeless and living on the streets (read more about his predicament here). He shared his reasons for choosing to live on the streets: ... Economics Sun, 07 Jun 2009 21:13:08 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-the-state-screws-up-homeless-shelters-t1788.htm#25696 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-the-state-screws-up-homeless-shelters-t1788.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/the-universal-currency-wars-are-coming-t1768.htm Static4367 Two recent articles on the growing expectation in tech circles that virtual currencies are going to be the next big thing: http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/29/the-universal-currency-wars-are-coming/ http://venturebeat.com/2009/05/29/universal-virtual-currency-wars-begin-facebook-payments-system-now-testing-live/ The current motivation is that the big online networks want a piece of any transactions that occur within the system. Social networks, most recently Facebook, basically ... Economics Sat, 30 May 2009 21:22:20 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/the-universal-currency-wars-are-coming-t1768.htm#25548 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/the-universal-currency-wars-are-coming-t1768.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/re-china-and-us-treasuries-t1778.htm Conrad this talk by Mish Shedlock also addresses points made in ur earlier discussion. I now count myself at least as right as Stewart was in that discussion (because Shedlock said 'eventually') esp. from about 32:30 Economics Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:12:00 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/re-china-and-us-treasuries-t1778.htm#25637 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/re-china-and-us-treasuries-t1778.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/i-pencil-the-audio-book-t1763.htm NonEntity F.E.E. has just released an audiobook version of I, Pencil in honor of it's 50th anniversary*. Enjoy. - NonE * note I didn't say 50th year anniversary. BTW, does anyone know the proper term (if one exists) for "month"iversary? It just bugs the shit out of me when I hear someone say "we just celebrated our 3 month anniversary." Economics Fri, 29 May 2009 16:35:25 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/i-pencil-the-audio-book-t1763.htm#25529 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/i-pencil-the-audio-book-t1763.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/buying-gold-t1750.htm Anonymous
I'm interested in learning more about gold investment (what companies to go through and what not).

I'm also wondering about how a relatively poor person would best go about it. Is there really any point, if one can realistically invest maybe $100/month or so?]]> Economics Thu, 21 May 2009 19:43:15 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/buying-gold-t1750.htm#25324 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/buying-gold-t1750.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/peter-schiff-decoupling-t1752.htm Anonymous Does anybody know what the "decoupling theory" is in economics? I usually hear it associated with Peter Schiff (who I generally like as an economist), but I don't really understand what the word "decoupling" means/what the theory is. I think it has something to do with the degree to which foreign economies are tied to the U.S. economy, and the degree to which they are willing and able to break that tie (which among other things would exacerbate U.S. inflation due to ... Economics Fri, 22 May 2009 18:11:17 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/peter-schiff-decoupling-t1752.htm#25341 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/peter-schiff-decoupling-t1752.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interesting-niall-ferguson-piece-on-the-crisis-t1756.htm Conrad here Quote:Human beings are as good at devising ex post facto explanations for big disasters as they are bad at anticipating those disasters. It is indeed impressive how rapidly the economists who failed to predict this crisis — or predicted the wrong crisis (a dollar crash) — have been able to produce such a satisfying story about its origins. Yes, it was all the fault of deregulation. There are just three problems with this story. First, deregulation began quite a while ago (the Depository ... Economics Sun, 24 May 2009 14:05:05 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interesting-niall-ferguson-piece-on-the-crisis-t1756.htm#25384 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interesting-niall-ferguson-piece-on-the-crisis-t1756.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-to-create-green-jobs-t1751.htm Stewart


Click the image to see the larger PDF version.]]> Economics Thu, 21 May 2009 23:34:00 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-to-create-green-jobs-t1751.htm#25330 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-to-create-green-jobs-t1751.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/great-dutch-austrian-fellow-traveler-t1749.htm Conrad wow!

his name and accent are Dutch (the juicier stuff starts at about 4:00)]]> Economics Thu, 21 May 2009 17:34:17 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/great-dutch-austrian-fellow-traveler-t1749.htm#25317 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/great-dutch-austrian-fellow-traveler-t1749.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interesting-article-about-immigration-by-lew-rockwell-t1738.htm Conrad Quote:Sad End to the Immigration Issue by Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. Save a link to this article and return to it at www.savethis.comSave a link to this article and return to it at www.savethis.com Email a link to this articleEmail a link to this article Printer-friendly version of this articlePrinter-friendly version of this article View a list of the most popular articles on our siteView a list of the most popular articles on our site A standard test of a country’s well-being ... Economics Sun, 17 May 2009 07:34:25 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interesting-article-about-immigration-by-lew-rockwell-t1738.htm#25193 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interesting-article-about-immigration-by-lew-rockwell-t1738.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/austrian-business-cycle-interest-rates-or-money-supply-t1728.htm Stewart I'm having a little trouble with one point on ABCT, and I was hoping somebody around here could help me work through it. As ABCT is described, it almost always frames the boom of the business cycle as being caused by artificially low interest rates. Since interest rates are a measure of the availability of capital, it makes sense to me that low interest rates could fool entrepreneurs into thinking that there was more available capital than there really is. Ergo the unsustainable boom. There ... Economics Fri, 15 May 2009 15:05:57 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/austrian-business-cycle-interest-rates-or-money-supply-t1728.htm#25092 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/austrian-business-cycle-interest-rates-or-money-supply-t1728.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-to-get-the-most-tips-lessons-from-koen-t1710.htm Conrad It's very simple really: Create a relatively small problem. Solve it. Seriously, people feel much closer or more thankful to you if first there is a problem (to some extent regardless whether you yourself are responsible for it), and then you spend effort in solving it and in fact solve it, than when everything just goes okay the first time around. Jst 20 minutes ago, people asked me how best to go to the Central Station abd I gave a number of possiblities. The little minibus ... Economics Sun, 10 May 2009 16:09:46 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-to-get-the-most-tips-lessons-from-koen-t1710.htm#24896 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-to-get-the-most-tips-lessons-from-koen-t1710.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/peter-schiff-google-t1703.htm Conrad Dylboz, check here Economics Thu, 07 May 2009 17:01:16 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/peter-schiff-google-t1703.htm#24806 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/peter-schiff-google-t1703.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/the-beauty-of-austrian-economics-t1701.htm Conrad Quote:Pascal Salin, professor at the Université Paris-Dauphine and a specialist in public finance “For many years I had been an Austrian economist without knowing it. But when I did discover Austrian economics, I was amazed, because economics appeared as it ought to be: not as a patchwork of partial theories, of different fields of thought without any link between them, but as a logical process of thought founded on realistic assumptions about individual action. Economics became coherent. ... Economics Thu, 07 May 2009 11:54:44 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/the-beauty-of-austrian-economics-t1701.htm#24800 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/the-beauty-of-austrian-economics-t1701.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interesting-article-about-the-proper-use-of-models-t1691.htm Conrad economic models, not super models here Quote:Someone using mathematical models for investing is betting that his models are going to be better able to anticipate future market conditions than are the efforts of others to do the same. Here are some principles of using financial models that emerge from these considerations: * You must have reason to think that you've discovered an existing pattern before others have. Therefore, if "everyone" knows about a model, ... Economics Tue, 05 May 2009 19:10:00 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interesting-article-about-the-proper-use-of-models-t1691.htm#24696 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/interesting-article-about-the-proper-use-of-models-t1691.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/great-dilbert-cartoon-t1690.htm Conrad ]]> Economics Tue, 05 May 2009 17:43:32 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/great-dilbert-cartoon-t1690.htm#24685 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/great-dilbert-cartoon-t1690.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/austrians-greatest-successes-t1659.htm Conrad I was wondering what events in world (economic) history Austrians tend to see as confirming their ideas the most, i.e. how the 'canon' of Austrianism views history. A couple of obvious ones are: - the fall of socialism - the Great Depression - the current financial crisis - stagflation in the 70s - the rise in the gold price after the last connection with gold was cut off in the 1970s - ... And what would Austrians see as their greatest failures? - that socialism took ... Economics Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:18:55 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/austrians-greatest-successes-t1659.htm#24244 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/austrians-greatest-successes-t1659.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/de-soto-about-the-ongoing-methodenstreit-t1660.htm Conrad seemingly excellent article that discusses the differences between the neoclassical and the Austrian approach. Would be very interesting btw if the QJAE had a special issue about what Austrian Economics can learn or take or build upon from neoclassical economics Economics Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:21:19 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/de-soto-about-the-ongoing-methodenstreit-t1660.htm#24246 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/de-soto-about-the-ongoing-methodenstreit-t1660.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/the-developing-recession-and-why-i-am-long-term-optimistic-t1465.htm Static4367 For the second half of 2008 it was fashionable to refer to the current state of economic affairs as a financial crises and there was much debate over whether this is a true recession. Over the past few months it has become increasingly clear that the contraction has spread throughout the entire economy. In other words, this is a true Recession. No amount of guarantees of the stability of the financial system will encourage increased economic activity. This is not simply a crises of confidence. Now ... Economics Sun, 01 Mar 2009 02:53:05 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/the-developing-recession-and-why-i-am-long-term-optimistic-t1465.htm#21596 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/the-developing-recession-and-why-i-am-long-term-optimistic-t1465.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/austrians-the-firm-and-the-market-t1626.htm Conrad On Peter Klein's blog Danny, check it out. Quote:Last week I attended an interesting discussion conference sponsored by the Atlas Foundation, “Austrian Market-Based Approaches to the Theory and Operation of the Business Firm.” Former O&M guest blogger Dick Langlois was there, as were Pete Boettke and Fred Sautet of The Austrian Economists, Tony Woodlief of the Market-Based Management Institute, Saras Sarasvathy, Peter Lewin, Ivan Pongracic, Anthony Evans, and several others. (A ... Economics Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:34:45 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/austrians-the-firm-and-the-market-t1626.htm#23893 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/austrians-the-firm-and-the-market-t1626.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-to-convince-men-to-drive-drunk-t1621.htm Conrad great article on LRC]]> Economics Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:27:14 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-to-convince-men-to-drive-drunk-t1621.htm#23851 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-to-convince-men-to-drive-drunk-t1621.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-great-is-thomas-woods-t1599.htm Conrad
Qua all, but the proximate cause for my saying it now is this interview

i very much enjoyed his passion and his wit]]> Economics Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:31:29 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-great-is-thomas-woods-t1599.htm#23592 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/how-great-is-thomas-woods-t1599.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/anarcho-communist-yessir-t1592.htm sutible4livestok
I am really upset by this as I go hungry today...]]> Economics Sun, 05 Apr 2009 20:49:14 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/anarcho-communist-yessir-t1592.htm#23381 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/anarcho-communist-yessir-t1592.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/great-story-about-a-sane-man-in-an-insane-economic-world-t1593.htm Conrad here]]> Economics Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:16:12 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/great-story-about-a-sane-man-in-an-insane-economic-world-t1593.htm#23395 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/great-story-about-a-sane-man-in-an-insane-economic-world-t1593.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/if-anything-will-overcome-bad-monetary-policy-this-is-it-t1579.htm Static4367 http://mashable.com/2009/03/28/facebook-virtual-currency/]]> Economics Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:55:02 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/if-anything-will-overcome-bad-monetary-policy-this-is-it-t1579.htm#23158 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/if-anything-will-overcome-bad-monetary-policy-this-is-it-t1579.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/is-the-main-stream-media-starting-to-get-it-t1559.htm Static4367 http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/216311/Part-I-Geithner%27s-Plan-%22Extremely-Dangerous%22-Economist-Galbraith-Says;]]> Economics Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:43:52 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/is-the-main-stream-media-starting-to-get-it-t1559.htm#22991 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/is-the-main-stream-media-starting-to-get-it-t1559.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/mises-about-economists-and-the-public-t1532.htm Conrad From here was very cool that the Mises Institute published this today cuz I'm writing a paper exactly on this topic! Quote:The publication of a standard book on economics raises again an important question, viz., for whom are essays of this consequence written: only for specialists, the students of economics, or for all of the people? To answer this question we have to keep in mind that the citizens, in their capacity as voters, are called upon to determine ultimately all issues ... Economics Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:45:35 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/mises-about-economists-and-the-public-t1532.htm#22693 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/mises-about-economists-and-the-public-t1532.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/paul-samuelson-s-prediction-record-ghastly-t1522.htm Conrad absolutely fascinating article about Paul Samuelson (the main man in economics textbooks for over quarter of a century) and his complete failure at predicting events]]> Economics Sat, 14 Mar 2009 23:06:28 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/paul-samuelson-s-prediction-record-ghastly-t1522.htm#22601 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/paul-samuelson-s-prediction-record-ghastly-t1522.htm http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/can-this-get-any-more-absurd-t1520.htm Static4367 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123699235816926983.html?mod=yahoo_hs&ru=yahoo It wasn't until about half way through this article that I even had any idea what it was talking about, and I work in the financial industry and understand this stuff really well. I just can't see how anyone, without some really serious cognitive dissonance, could think that shit like this is going to work. Adding layer after layer after layer of obfuscation simply does nothing to change the underlying problem. ... Economics Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:58:04 GMT http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/can-this-get-any-more-absurd-t1520.htm#22590 http://liberatingminds.forumotion.com/economics-f6/can-this-get-any-more-absurd-t1520.htm