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Overheard at Cafe Hayek

During 2009 and 2010 I used to visit Cafe Hayek almost daily. Hosts Russ Roberts and Donald Boudreaux would be ready with a cup of freshly brewed Hayekian coffee and the Cafe would have a bustling atmosphere thanks to its … Continue reading

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Austrian School seeps into CFA

Peter Klein writes over at Circle Bastiat: A friend informs me that the mainstream and prestigious CFA Institute now features Austrian economics in the study materials for the Level 1 CFA Exam. The section “Theories of the Business Cycle” includes … Continue reading

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Hayek v Keynes : Epic Rap Battle

This is so classic. I think this 7 minute video might be worth more than 3 years of varsity. Enjoy.  

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Confessions of a there-is-no-such-thing-as-neo-liberal

I remember once, way back, using the word “neo-liberal” in an academic essay. It was incoherent and implied market order scepticism and interventionism. Realising the shortcomings of the term, partly inspired by my lecturer’s criticism, I decided to avoid it. … Continue reading

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Pretense of knowledge in Pretoria

In The Fight of the Century, Friedrich von Hayek tells John Maynard Keynes: the lesson I’ve learned? It’s how little we know, the world is complex, not some circular flow the economy’s not a class you can master in college … Continue reading

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