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Some comparison traffic
A problem with Alexa is that it is biased against rich-media sites and doesn’t record feeds – in addition to the more general problem that afflicts all surveys. It only records browsing habits of those who have installed the Firefox plugin or the IE toolbar (both of which offer useful benefits to the user,... »
Can this monograph popularize Boehm-Bawerk?
Roger Garrison always gets a chuckle out of Mises’s introduction to a 1000-page Boehm-Bawerk book on interest-rate theory. Mises writes that this book should be read by every voting citizen. Garrison senses that Mises had a higher opinion of the average voter’s intellectual capacity and patience with theoretical argument than is realistic. All this time,... »
At least they didn’t edit out Mises
“In a free market, prices convey information. Since our markets — though heavily regulated — still have an essence of freedom, the prices we pay in the checkout line tell a story in themselves.” (the rest is here) Ten years ago, before being introduced to the Austrian school, this local newspaper would publish my articles... »
At least they didn’t edit out Mises
“In a free market, prices convey information. Since our markets — though heavily regulated — still have an essence of freedom, the prices we pay in the checkout line tell a story in themselves.” (the rest is here) Ten years ago, before being introduced to the Austrian school, this local newspaper would publish my articles... »
Hanke and Hayek vs Bernanke on the Real Estate Bubble
In a recent Globe Asia article Professor Hanke in “The Great 18-year Real Estate Cycle,” refutes Bernanke’s recent claim at the American Economic Association meetings in January (”Monetary Policy and the Housing Bubble” that Fed Policy was not responsible for the housing bubble. Hanke argues, “The Fed should dust off the works of... »
