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Saturn Devours His Children
A recent Wall St Journal article gave vent to a scare-story full of Underconsumptionist claptrap, carried under the catchy headline: “The Coronavirus Savings Glut”….
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The Chain Reaction Is Now In Process
Much has been written about the economic consequences of Covid-19, yet, just as in many of the analyses of the Great Depression and the…
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After the flood – Beyond fiscal and monetary intervention
Monetary and fiscal stimulus to ameliorate the effect of the pandemic has exceeded $9trln Stock markets have recovered, although most are below their…
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The Deadliest Virus
The deadliest virus is the institutionalized coercion which lies in the very DNA of the state and may even initially permit a government to…
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Convenience vs. Truth in Economics
By Nathan A. Kreider The great struggle in economic science has been the formulation of theories that accurately describe the real world. Though this…
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Fed Accountability Is a Farce
By Robert Aro The Fed claims they are “accountable to the public and the U.S. Congress.” But what good is accountability, if the public…
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Why the New Economics Just Boils Down to Printing More Money
[Editor’s Note: this article is adapted from a 2003 essay in the Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics entitled “New Keynesian Monetary Views: A Comment.” As economists…
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Tragedies of Our Time: Pandemic, Planning, and Racial Politics
An old adage says that tragedies often come in threes. Certainly, the first half of 2020 has seen a version of this. First, the…
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Savings the heart of economic activity
It is held by most mainstream economists that spending is the heart of economic activity. Economic activity is depicted as a circular flow…
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Not Just Retail: Hedge Funds Flood Into Stocks; Net Leverage Highest In Over Two Years
From Tyler Durden at Zero Hedge On Friday we officially entered the blow-off top phase of the current meltup: between a record surge in Nasdaq volume……
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Governments Have Crippled the World’s Economies. Revolution May Soon Follow.
The world seems to be on fire. A couple of months ago, the economic upswing was still firmly established, production expanded, and unemployment was…
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A Brave New World for Value Investing
Stock markets have rebounded from their March lows on fiscal and monetary stimulus Corporate bond spreads have narrowed in their wake The prospect…
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Mario Draghi’s Economic War Against COVID-19
by Elisabeth Krecké On March 25, 2020, with the world economy paralyzed, Mario Draghi emerged into the spotlight for the first time since stepping…
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Importance of a theory in economics
It is a common belief that sound economics must be based on facts and not on theoretical reasoning as such. Some commentators are…
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Latest Articles on Economics
Saturn Devours His Children
A recent Wall St Journal article gave vent to a scare-story full of Underconsumptionist claptrap, carried under the catchy headline: “The Coronavirus Savings Glut”….
The Chain Reaction Is Now In Process
Much has been written about the economic consequences of Covid-19, yet, just as in many of the analyses of the Great Depression and the…
After the flood – Beyond fiscal and monetary intervention
Monetary and fiscal stimulus to ameliorate the effect of the pandemic has exceeded $9trln Stock markets have recovered, although most are below their…
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Treascomm: Steve Baker, Mark Carney and the Future of the Monetary System
Mises on 100-Percent Reserve Banking
By Edward W. Fuller Economists debate whether Ludwig von Mises advocated free banking or 100 percent reserve banking. This debate is significant. Mises states, “the…
The World Is Growing Tired of Government-Controlled Fiat Currencies
Source: https://mises.org/wire/world-growing-tired-government-controlled-fiat-currencies Listen to the Audio Mises Wire version of this article. Here in the U.S. the financial markets are focusing on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s herky-jerky monetary…
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