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Mises and the Diminished A Priori
Excellent piece by David Gordon at Mises.org regarding Rothbard’s and Machlup’s differing interpretations of Mises’ methodological approach to economic theory (the a priori aspect of Mises’ praxeology). In “Mises and the Diminished A Priori“, Gordon assesses recent claims (cited by Peter Boettke) by Gabriel … Continue reading
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Tagged a priori, Austrian economics, Boettke, Machlup, methodology, mises, praxeology, Rothbard
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Latest Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics
Here are the article summaries and links to full papers in the latest QJAE. The Marginal Efficiency of Capital Edward W. Fuller ABSTRACT: The purpose of this paper is to explain the marginal efficiency of capital. The net present value diagram … Continue reading
The Subsistence Fund and ABCT
I alluded in an earlier post to Eduard Braun’s explanation of Mises’ use of the concept of the “subsistence fund”, in Mises’ 1912 work The Theory of Money and Credit, to explain the workings of the business cycle and why some investment cycles are … Continue reading
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Tagged ABCT, business cycle, malinvestment, mises, subsistence fund
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Technology and ABCT
Technology has a very interesting and highly complex effect on business cycles. There is a lot that can be said about this topic but I just want to highlight a few important aspects of technology in its relation to ABCT and … Continue reading
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Tagged ABCT, business cycle, central bank, fractional reserve banking, mises, saving, subsistence fund, technology
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Further Thoughts on ABCT
Further to our posts yesterday, out of our discussion on ABCT came some thoughts on the length and shape of the production structure. While it is a feature of boom-bust cycles that during a credit-induced boom the production structure may lengthen … Continue reading
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Tagged ABCT, boom-bust, business cycle, crack-up boom, inflation, mises, production structure, regressing economy, Zimbabwe
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RE: On The Empirical Relevance of Austrian Business Cycle Theory
Chris: Further to your useful post, it goes without saying that Austrian methodology is wholly different from the empirical analysis employed in the Lester/Wolff study. Three points on this: Firstly, it is interesting that despite all the data shortcomings, the authors found … Continue reading
New Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics is out
The latest QJAE is out and has some very interesting looking papers that will be worth the read. While the journal doesn’t look as action-packed as some previous additions, there are definitely a few that really catch the eye: Monetary Orders and … Continue reading
Rothbard on trade and money
In light of my points regarding money creation, trade and exchange rates, here is one of the masters explaining the process. This excerpt is taken from The Mystery of Banking by Murray Rothbard, pages 120-123. Find the free PDF here … Continue reading
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Tagged business cycle, fractional reserve banking, gold, inflation, mises, Ricardo, Rothbard, trade
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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
Methodenstreit
In light of a number of recent (rather long) posts on Austrian methodology I thought this Wikipedia entry was pretty interesting. Methodenstreit, in intellectual history beyond German-language discourse, was an economics controversy carried on for about a decade around 1890, … Continue reading