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Dr Frank Shostak

Dr Frank Shostak

Dr Frank Shostak is a leading Austrian economist and director of Applied Austrian School Economics Ltd, which aims to assess the direction of various markets using the Austrian School methodology. AASE aims to make Austrian economics accessible to businessmen.

Economics3 November 11<3 November 11

Is deleveraging bad for the economy?

Take for instance company X, which has equity of $200. The company borrows $800 and buys an asset worth $1000. In this example we…

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Economics18 October 11<18 October 11

The gold standard and boom-bust cycles

According to some commentators on the gold standard, an increase in the supply of gold generates similar distortions that printing money out of “thin…

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Economics22 September 11<21 September 11

Why easy fiscal and monetary policies make things worse

Most experts are of the view that still-subdued economic activity requires a more aggressive stance from policy makers in order to revive the economy….

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Economics15 September 11<15 September 11

Does the trade account provide useful information?

Let us take an American individual who earns his money by exchanging something useful for it — he produces consumer goods. He then decides…

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Where is the US stock market heading?
Economics12 August 11<12 August 11

Where is the US stock market heading?

A report from America, previously published at Mises.org On Monday, August 8, the S&P 500 stock-price index fell 6.7 percent to close at 1,119.46….

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Economics25 July 11<25 July 11

Money out of “thin air”

By fulfilling the role of an intermediary, banks are an important factor in the process of real wealth formation. Banks facilitate the flow of…

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What is behind the predictive power of the yield curve?
Economics19 July 11<19 July 11

What is behind the predictive power of the yield curve?

After rising to 3.33% in March, the differential between the 10-year US Treasury Note and the federal funds rate eased to 3.07% at the…

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Unemployment and economic recovery
Economics14 June 11<27 June 11

Unemployment and economic recovery

At the International Monetary Conference in Atlanta June 7, 2011 the Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said, As is often the case, the ability and…

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Economics25 May 11<1 June 11

Is raising the debt limit good for the US economy?

U.S. Treasury Secretary Geithner said in a letter to Senator Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, that a default arising from failing to raise the…

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Economics28 April 11<28 April 11

Fractional reserve banking and boom-bust cycles

In his various writings, the famous Austrian economist Murray Rothbard argued that in a free market economy that operates on a gold standard the…

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