Is increased consumer spending good for the economy?
The standard Keynesian line is that increases in consumer spending always are good for a nation’s economy. Yet, there is much more to economic growth than simple spending.
Subjective Value and Market Prices
“Price theory is the cornerstone of the foundation of economic calculation.”
Are apartment syndicators incompetent or crooked? The answer is yes
More than two decades ago, the Federal Reserve joined with the federal government to make housing more affordable. The first housing bubble popped in 2008, and a second bubble is…
The Birth of the Austrian School
Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on July 29, 2024
How should government police the public domain?
Libertarians have no problem dealing with how private property should be policed, but what about those areas we call public spaces? Murray Rothbard, not surprisingly, examined the issue thoroughly and…
Axis of Evil: America’s Three Worst Presidents
Tom DiLorenzo kicks off Mises University 2024.
The Limitations of Economic Laws
Economic laws represent the real world. They are not ideologies or objects of worship. These laws are not the product of an ideological wish list but rather explain production and…