Jamie Whyte discusses QE on Radio 4
byThe Cobden Centre’s Jamie Whyte appeared on BBC Radio 4 yesterday morning to discuss the prospect of further quantitative easing in the US and…
Economics
The Condensed Wealth of Nations and the incredibly condensed Theory of Moral Sentiments
by Dr Tim EvansAdam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations is without doubt one of the most important books ever written. For it recognised that economic specialisation and…
June 2011 MA falls by 5.1%
by Anthony J. EvansLast month I reported on a revised version of MA – an “Austrian” measure of the money supply – which suggested that the UK…
Hayek and monetary stabilization
by Tom CloughertyThis article was first published at the Adam Smith Institute on Saturday, 30 July 2011 At the Hayek v Keynes debate at the LSE…
The (quantity) theory of money and credit
by Robert ThorpeThe Quantity Theory of Money seems straightforward, but a little thought about it brings up many questions. Different economists have taken different approaches to…
Snake oil economics
by Sean CorriganThe world’s biggest, richest, most comprehensive statistical agency has just announced significant revisions to the mainstream economists’ bellwether number – US GDP – and…
Not default, growth: Wall Street, Main Street and even Washington gets it now
by Ralph BenkoA view from America, originally published at Forbes Blogs. The signals were crystal clear that even without a deal Washington absolutely was not going…
TCC’s John Tomlinson talks at the Nassau Institute
by Dr Tim EvansBack in the spring, TCC advisory Board Member John Tomlinson spoke at the Nassau Institute . Author of the seminal book, Honest Money, John…
Hurrah for Business First Magazine!
by Dr Tim EvansI usually become unsettled when I read most business magazines on the basis that they are rarely about business. Instead, their articles, interviews and…
The failure of monetary socialism
by John PhelanThere is a story from the Cold War era about a Soviet official who travelled to London. As he was shown around he couldn’t…