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Nobel Winner Jean Tirole’s Faulty Views on Monopoly | by Frank Shostak

2018-02-13

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Economics Nobel Prize winner Jean Tirole still clings to the old neoclassical model “perfect competition” and monopoly. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/nobel-winner-jean-tirole%E2%80%99s-faulty-views-monopoly * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)....

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How Macroeconomic Data Encourages Government Intervention | by Frank Shostak

2018-02-13

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Entrepreneurs need very specific information about their products, markets, customers, and profits. Government macroeconomic data, however, does nothing to assist entrepreneurs to obtain this important information, but only helps justify economic intervention. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/how-macroeconomic-data-encourages-government-intervention * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by...

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Understanding “Quid Pro Quo” | by Gary Galles

2018-02-13

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The term “quid pro quo” has been twisted to now include government handouts and state-mandated exchanges. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/understanding-quid-pro-quo * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This YouTube channel...

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Ronald Stöferle: gold is a soft metal, but a hard currency

2018-02-12

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Subscribe to our newsletter at Episode 81: GoldMoneys Alasdair Macleod interviews Ronald Stöferle, who was a gold expert at Erste Group Bank and now. How thin gold leaf really is. For more information visit: . Hard Currencies in a Currency Crisis. Many of the gold and silver enthusiasts think that when the currency crisis hits …

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When Budget Deficits Will Really Go Vertical

2018-02-12

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2018-02-12

US Treasury Yield Index, Jan 2017 - 2018
United States Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin has a sweet gig. He writes rubber checks to pay the nation’s bills. Yet, somehow, the rubber checks don’t bounce. Instead, like magic, they clear. How this all works, considering the nation’s technically insolvent, we don’t quite understand. But Mnuchin gets it. He knows exactly how full faith and credit works – and he knows plenty more.

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Regulate It First, Learn About It Never | by Gary Galles

2018-02-12

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Politicians and regulators usually don’t know what they don’t know about everything from health care to your small business, but that sort of compound ignorance won’t stop them from regulating the minutiae of everyday life and commerce. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/regulate-it-first-learn-about-it-never * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is …

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Doug Frenchs top 10 books on money

2018-02-11

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Subscribe to our newsletter at Episode 66: GoldMoneys Andy Duncan speaks to Doug French about his 10 favourite books written by Austrian school economists. Walter Block Lecturing at Rothbard University 2017 Mises.ca Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presented by Doug French at The Miracles of Capitalism, a high school seminar hosted at the Mises Institute and sponsored …

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US Stocks – Minor Dip With Potential, Much Consternation

2018-02-11

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2018-02-11

S&P 500 Large Cap Index, Jun 2017 - Feb 2018
On January 31 we wrote about the unprecedented levels – for a stock market index that is – the weekly and monthly RSI of the DJIA had reached (see: “Too Much Bubble Love, Likely to Bring Regret” for the astonishing details – provided you still have some capacity for stock market-related astonishment). We will take the opportunity to toot our horn by reminding readers that we highlighted VIX calls of all things as a worthwhile tail risk play....

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“Strong Dollar”, “Weak Dollar” – What About a Gold-Backed Dollar?

2018-02-10

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2018-02-10

US Dollar Index, Jun 2017 - Feb 2018
The recent hullabaloo among President Trump’s top monetary officials about the Administration’s “dollar policy” is just the start of what will likely be the first of many contradictory pronouncements and reversals which will take place in the coming months and years as the world’s reserve currency continues to be compromised. So far, the Greenback has had its worst start since 1987, the year of a major stock market reset.

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The Intolerance Behind Elizabeth Warren’s 11 Commandments of Progressivism | by William L. Anderson

2018-02-09

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Elizabeth Warren outlines 11 Commandments of Progressivism and each requires coercion and politics to succeed. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/intolerance-behind-elizabeth-warren%E2%80%99s-11-commandments-progressivism * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)....

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Don’t Assume What Is “Unseen” Doesn’t Exist | by Gary Galles

2018-02-09

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Economists often rely on the assumption of “other things equal.” The problem arises when politicians ignore the economy and unintended results. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/don’t-assume-what-unseen-doesn’t-exist * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND …

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World War One and the End of the Bourgeois Century | by Ryan McMaken

2018-02-08

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The First World War began one hundred years ago, and it was a total disaster for Europe. The war destroyed not only the bodies and capital of millions of human beings, but it also destroyed the ideology and economy of the peaceful and prosperous century that had come before. Read the text version of this …

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How Government Uses “Efficiency” as an Excuse to Steal | by Gary Galles

2018-02-08

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Only individuals can determine what is efficient for themselves, writes Gary Galles. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/how-government-uses-“efficiency”-excuse-steal * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This YouTube channel is in no way...

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Dirk Müller – Verlogenes und korruptes System in der Weltpolitik

2018-02-07

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Otmar Issing Video Message

2018-02-06

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Otmar Issing, Founding Chief Economist of the ECB and current President of the Center for Financial Studies, joined us at the 2018 Warwick Economics Summit via video to share his insights into the most fundamental issues around Central Banking – their role, mandate and independence.

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Dirk Müller – Börsenbeben: Crash-Auslöser, Hintergründe & Folgen

2018-02-06

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Auszug aus dem Cashkurs.com-Tagesausblick vom 06.02.2018. Sehen Sie den kompletten Tagesausblick auf Cashkurs.com und erhalten Sie werbefreien Zugriff auf alle Premiuminhalte inkl. Beiträgen und Videos: http://bit.ly/ck-registrieren “Machtbeben” – Das neue Buch von Dirk Müller – Jetzt überall im Vorverkauf: https://bit.ly/2zv3oOk https://www.cashkurs.com – Ihre unabhängige Finanzinformationsplattform zu den Themen Börse,...

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Why Foreign Politicians Hate Your Freedom | by Ryan McMaken

2018-02-04

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Governments don’t like it when neighboring countries offer freedoms not available at home. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/why-foreign-politicians-hate-your-freedom * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This YouTube channel is in no …...

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Why the Cost of Government Is Higher Than You Think | by Gary Galles

2018-02-04

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When governments spend, regulate, and tax, they decrease household take-home pay while diverting savings and investment to the government class. Read the text version of this presentation online: https://mises.org/library/why-cost-government-higher-you-think * * * * DISCLAIMER: This audio presentation is owned by the Ludwig von Mises Institute and is protected under Creative Commons license (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). …

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„Verschwörungstheorien und Antisemitismus“ Lisa Fitz im Gespräch mit Julia Jentsch

2018-02-03

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!!! WICHTIGER HINWEIS: In Minute 30:01 soll es “Die Amis …” statt “Die Nazis …” heißen !!! https://www.cashkurs.com – Ihre unabhängige Finanzinformationsplattform zu den Themen Börse, Wirtschaft, Finanzmarkt von und mit Dirk Müller Letzte Woche wurde die Demo-Version des neuen Songs „Ich sehe was, was Du nicht siehst“ von Lisa Fitz im Internet veröffentlicht. Daraufhin …

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December 7, 2016 – Robert P. Murphy – The Scott Horton Show – Episode 4321

2018-02-02

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Robert P. Murphy, an Associated Scholar with the Mises Institute and author of many books, discusses the Fed-induced booms and busts in the economy and stock market; the bigger-than-ever housing bubble; and where libertarians agree and disagree with Donald Trump’s economic proposals. Check out the interview page here: https://scotthorton.org/12716-robert-p-murphy/ For more on Scott’s work: Check …

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