Fiscal Theory

Contrast Austrian Welfare Economics with alternative approaches including Pareto Optimality and Kaldor-Hicks. Recorded at Mises Universi

Problems of international development aid and the domestic welfare state. Recorded at Mises University 2010.

Discusses difficulties presented by government intervention into medical care in two parts: the problems of regulation of pharmaceuticals, and broa

Critical examination of the claim that justification for taxation is that there is a market failure regarding public goods and externalities.

Covers the problems of government intervention into pollution and natural resource use issues, emphasizing importance of private property and indiv

Austrian critique of mainstream analysis of monopoly, monopsony, and perfect competition; the logical contradictions of anti-trust law.

Combine loose money with flawed financial theories and the creation of byzantine financial products, and ultimately modern financial alchemy "has a distinctly statist and paternalist tone, and one which, taken to its logical conclusion, implies the establishment of nothing less than a world government with the power to redistribute most of our income at will," explain the authors.

"It's pointless to try to wade hip-deep into DeLong's calculations, because they are meaningless."

"By anticipating the future, speculators may bring about events earlier and reduce their potential harm."

"Congress and big oil companies colluded to reward risky behavior and lost their bet."