The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics (QJAE) is a refereed journal that promotes the development and extension of Austrian economics and the analysis of contemporary issues in the mainstream of economics from an Austrian perspective..
Transitivity and the Money Pump
Transitivity in economics maintains that if a is preferred to b, and b to c, then a must also be preferred to c.
Review of Dinero, Crédito Bancario y Ciclos Económicos. by Jesús Huerta de Soto
The step-by-step analysis in Dinero, Crédito Bancario y Ciclos Económicos, which starts from legal distinctions and then proceeds to discuss related economic issues, has a decidedly Rothbardian twist.
Operators are not Parameters, the Dimensions of Operators and Variables Must be Invariant, and Indices may not be Dimensioned: Rejoinder to Professors Folsom and Gonzalez
What is certain is that mathematics cannot possibly be a valid means (to advances in economic understanding) unless and until it is used properly. That means that dimensions must be used consistently and correctly.
After the Age of Inflation: Austrian Proposals for Monetary Reform
No matter what reform proposal is adopted, the state will attempt to strike back against it to restore to itself the immense benefits it receives from the existing system.
Editorial on Special Symposium Issue: Austrian Law and Economics
The present number of the QJAE features the proceedings of a symposium held on March 29–30, 2001 at the Mises Institute. The theme “Austrian Law and Economics:
Calculation and Equilibrium Problems in the Coase Theorem
To analyze the feasibility of applying the Coase Theorem, this article uses two traditional arguments, economic calculation and non-neutral effects, found in the Austrian literature.
The End of Money and the Struggle for Financial Privacy, by Richard W. Rahn
The best parts of Rahn's book are those dealing with the enhancement of privacy in the digital age. These parts are realistic and encouraging.
100 Percent Reserve Money: The Small Change Challenge
In a free market economy from which fiduciary media are excluded, economic progress will be limited, perhaps severely, by the high cost and correspondingly limited supply of small-denomination money
Individualism in Modern Thought: From Adam Smith to Hayek, by Lorenzo Infantino
Infantino summarizes the elements of any theory of intentional order as psychologism, the rational construction of preferences, and the idea that the results of social action can be conceived as a process of maximization.
The Theory of Interpretive Frameworks: Ceteris Non Paribus
Although most economists model individual behavior using comparative statics, that approach ignores several important aspects of human action. How do we account for people having opposite responses to the same price change?
Garrison and the “Keynes Problem”
Garrison brings analytical distinctions between Austrian, Keynesian, and monetarist monetary-economics into sharp relief. This alone makes Time and Money a highly attractive alternative to advanced undergraduate
Cyclical Capital Stock
It is common to assume in business cycle analysis that the capital stock is homogenous and constant in aggregate value.
The Economic Theory of Bureaucracy: Insights from the Niskanian Model and the Misesian Approach
Governmental interventions in the economy take numerous forms, and they require the existence of a public authority, a bureaucracy, to implement them.
A Critique of Mises’s Theory of Monopoly Prices
The goal of our inquiry here is to add weight to the Rothbardian critique of Mises’s theory of monopoly prices. We do so by highlighting the inconsistencies of the latter’s treatment
Review of Lire Bastiat: Science Sociale et Libéralisme, by Robert Leroux
In the wake of the bicentenary of his birth, Frédéric Bastiat (1801–1850), his achievements, and his legacy have been reconsidered by scholars all over the western world.
In Defense of Fundamental Analysis: Securities Arbitrage and the Efficient Market Theory
An entire generation of students has been taught to accept efficient market theory (EMT) as gospel. They have learned about investing in securities in an academic environment that rejects fundamental analysis.
Monetary Inflation’s Effect on Wealth Inequality: An Austrian Analysis
Austrian monetary inflation theory claims that changes in the money supply are disproportionately distributed throughout an economy, and as a result wealth inequality is exacerbated.
Principles of Economics: An Austrian Critique
Here we discuss briefly Mankiw’s ten principles of economics and offer a critique of these principles à la the Austrian School of economics.
Entrepreneurship, Compensation, and the Corporation
This paper revisits the concept of entrepreneurship, which is frequently neglected in mainstream economics, and discusses the importance of defining and isolating this concept in the context of large, publicly held companies.
Monetary Reform from a Comparative-Theoretical Perspective
Comparative analysis, however, could reveal some broader principles by which reform proposals may be evaluated. This exercise might prove to be more valuable than arguments over which theoretical perspective