Kenneth A. Zahringer

Articles

11/12/2014 Mises Daily Kenneth A. Zahringer

My dinner companion sounded indignant. “It’s a shame we have to tip the waitress,” she said. “The restaurant owner ought to pay the staff enough to live on.” I imagine that is a common attitude among...

A Lesson in Economic Analysis from the Minimum Wage Debate

08/26/2014 Mises Daily Kenneth A. Zahringer

In the ebb and flow of interventionist politics, there are some issues that surface periodically regardless of how many times and how completely they are proven to be harmful to the very people they...

Monetary Disequilibrium Theory and Business Cycles: An Austrian Critique

07/30/2014 Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics Kenneth A. Zahringer

Volume 15, No. 3 (Fall 2012) Monetary disequilibrium theory has some common ground with Austrian economics, but there is substantial disagreement regarding the analysis of business cycles. While...

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The Economics of Tipping

12/03/2014 Kenneth A. Zahringer

Many people think that tipping is a results from stingy employers not paying a “living wage.” But tipping solves multiple economic problems while making employers more likely to hire untried workers, writes Kenneth Zahringer. This audio Mises Daily

A Lesson in Economic Analysis from the Minimum Wage Debate

09/11/2014 Kenneth A. Zahringer

Supporters of government interventions like minimum wages. Careful analysis reveals another story, however, writes Kenneth Zahringer. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Robert Hale.

The Development of Austrian Macroeconomics

03/22/2014 Kenneth A. Zahringer

From the panel recorded at the 2014 Austrian Economics Research Conference in Auburn, Alabama, on 21 March 2014.

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