Global Economy

Many of Venezuela's woes stem from the Venezuelan state's reliance on price controls to enact its socialist goals. Famine has resulted.

Mainstream economics is fraying at both ends. It is vague, and lacks precision. Austrian economics, meanwhile, is rooted in concrete human action.

The Olympics is one big party for politically-connected millionaires and other "elites" at the expense of ordinary taxpayers.

Jeff Deist discusses the political and economic situation in Europe with two of the Institute's Fellows.

Disappointed with weak growth worldwide, central banks look poised to crank out more easy money.

David Howden explains the basics of the European Union and the economic crises it has caused. 

Recorded at Mises University 2016.

New FDA regulations — like most crony capitalist regs — will help large established businesses while hurting smaller ones.

Central bankers are moving heedlessly toward what Ludwig von Mises called "crack-up boom."

In the UK, a national minimum wage was introduced in 1999. Things have been getting worse for young workers ever since.