Why Fractional Reserve Banking Poses a Threat to Market Stability
Mises advocated free banking because he thought it would restrain fractional reserve banking, which he viewed as the cause of unsustainable booms.
Monetary Theory
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The Specific Value of Money
"Different people and the same people at different times value the same objective facts in a different way."
Rothbard’s Monetary Thought
An overlooked volume of essays deals with Rothbard's monetary thought. Martin Stefunko regards it as mixed but valuable.
The Fateful Wish for Price Stability
Price stability is a scheme dreamed up by central bankers and other interventionists in an effort to circumvent markets.
Central Bank Musical Chairs
Reversing trillions of dollars of securities purchases will create turmoil. And now that price inflation is in equation, the ride will be bumpy.
What Is Optimal Monetary Policy, Anyway?
Economists usually sneak in their own value judgments when claiming they are for objectively "optimal" monetary policy.
Gustave de Molinari and The Anti-statist Liberal Tradition, Part 3
Molinari believed that if the market were given a chance to operate free from the restrictions of the state, it would satisfy all means voluntarily.
Central Banks Holding Steady, But Promise More Rate Hikes
In all cases — except the ECB — central bankers said they expected to raise rates more in the near future.
Review The Euro: How a Common Currency Threatens the Future of Europe
Stiglitz proposes interfering with the free market, without demonstrating that the free market does not work. “Sentence first—verdict afterwards.”
Labor Market Effects in the Austrian Business Cycle Theory
An open question in the Austrian business cycle theory is how labor markets across the structure of production react to broader changes in the economy.
