The idea for this book came about because of my inability to find a book like this. When I taught Principles of Macroeconomics in the past, I was always compelled to assign a collection of outside readings to supplement my lectures because Austrian business cycle theory isn’t covered or taught by the mainstream textbook writers. This short book, a
Dr. Paul Cwik joins Bob to discuss the inverted yield curve’s “signal” of an impending recession. Dr. Cwik’s dissertation on inverted yield curves and economic downturns: Mises.org/HAP395a Bob on the link between inverted yield curves and recessions: Mises.org/HAP395b Bob’s Understanding Money Mechanics :
Did someone recently flip a switch? It seems as though Wokeism, the Great Reset, ESG, DEI, and an assortment of other radical left-wing positions, have just taken over. It is in the movies, media, sports, finance, retail businesses, and even in the beer industry. Yet, it is not a uniquely American phenomenon. Wokeism is a part of the international
The Free Market 17, no. 5 (May 1999) Murray Rothbard once asked Ludwig von Mises at what point on the spectrum of statism can a country be designated as “socialist.” To his surprise, Mises said that there was, indeed, a clear-cut delineation: the stock market. Mises said, “A stock market is crucial to the existence of capitalism and private
The Free Market 18, no. 1 (January 2000) A common misconception in popular thinking about business is that companies need to be helped along and supported by government. If a community fails to help business, it is said, it will miss out on jobs and prosperity. We see this happening across the country. Cities use public funds to build sports
Lionel Robbins writes concerning deflation (”Consumption and the Trade Cycle,” Economica , Volume 12, [35-38], November 1932, pp. 418):”the belief that there is nothing detrimental to the smooth working of the economic machinery in the changes which result in a consumers’ goods price index falling with increased productivity, is not the esoteric
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