Category Archive: 6b) Austrian Economics

The Chinese Economy: Market Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

China rose from poverty after the Mao years only because its political leadership embraced private property and a market economy. Unfortunately, today the Communist leadership is moving back to socialism. Original Article: The Chinese Economy: Market Socialism with Chinese Characteristics

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The State as Modern-Day Superstition: Unraveling the Illusions of Authority

To progressive elites, the state (at least one run by progressives) is omniscient and all-powerful. To anyone with understanding, the state is an entity usually run by gangsters. Original Article: The State as Modern-Day Superstition: Unraveling the Illusions of Authority

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Touch-and-Go

In this week's episode, Mark interprets the Fed's new economic projections for the economy, in which the Fed "doubles-down" on current economic growth and the economy's prospects moving forward. Essentially, the Fed is saying that they are taking us from the "touch-and-go" economy of the last three years to a touch-and-go landing, where the economy will take off and perform much better than anyone anticipates. Don't bet on it....

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ASÍ “CAMBIA DE OPINIÓN UN ANTI-CHINO” (¿?): LA FALACIA DE PRO Y ANTI CHINA

Para que quede claro, yo no he cambiado de opinión con respecto a lo que dije en el programa de Iker Jiménez ni sobre lo que he comentado EN VARIAS OCASIONES en este canal positivo y negativo sobre la política económica y la economía china. Te animo a suscribirte a mi canal y te invito a seguirme en mis redes sociales: ☑ Twitter - https://twitter.com/dlacalle ☑ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lacalledanie ☑ Facebook -...

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Bank CEOs Have Their Heads in the Clouds

Bank CEOs always have their heads in the clouds. First, pessimists never earn a seat in the corner office. Plus, it takes a good-sized ego to climb to the top of a bank bureaucracy. A person running a bank believes they can sail the ship through any stormy economic weather. Take John Allison. He’s the chairman of a bank holding company, Home BancShares. He told the Wall Street Journal about a time when the regulator of Home BancShares, the Federal...

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Defending the Undefendable Investments

The people presented in this book are generally considered villainous, and the functions they perform, harmful. Sometimes society itself is damned because it spawns such reprehensible characters. However, the thrust of this book will concentrate on the following propositions: They are guilty of no wrong-doing of a violent nature;In virtually every case, they actually benefit society;If we prohibit their activities, we do so at our own loss.       ...

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Are Workers Being Paid Their Product? Watch Out for Misleading Charts

Dr. Jonathan Newman joins Bob to break down the data used in a popular productivity vs. pay graph. They show why you should be wary of charts coming from agenda-driven institutions and how you can spot manipulated data. The charts mentioned during this episode are available at: Mises.org/HAP414Charts Gene Epstein on the Bob Murphy Show: Mises.org/HAP414a The Economic Policy Institute 2022 Paper: Mises.org/HAP414b The Economic Policy Institute 2015...

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Is the US Banking System a House of Cards Waiting to Topple?

Decades of low interest rates have ruined saving in the US economy, and banks are going to pay dearly for it. Original Article: Is the US Banking System a House of Cards Waiting to Topple?

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Dollarization in Argentina Will Not Promote Freedom

Javier Milei’s sensational performance in the Argentinean presidential election primary confirms the very real possibility that an anarchocapitalist who quotes Rothbard and Mises could become Argentina’s next president. If elected, there is little doubt that Milei will implement proposals aimed at profoundly reshaping Argentina’s economy along free market lines. Unfortunately, a controversial idea to fully dollarize the Argentinean economy seems to...

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¿Veremos el petróleo a 120 dólares el barril?

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“Social Justice” Is Neither Social nor Just

Social Justice Fallaciesby Thomas SowellBasic Books, 2023; 224 pp. Thomas Sowell has given us a penetrating criticism of the approach to justice taken by many political philosophers, especially John Rawls and his innumerable followers. He says that they construct an image of the way society ought to be but fail to ask whether their plans are feasible. His criticism is well-taken, although he does not offer an adequate account of the rights that...

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August Price Inflation Accelerated, and the Fed Fears More Is in Store

The federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released new price inflation data last week, and according to the report, price inflation during August accelerated, coming in at the highest year-over-year increase in three months. According to the BLS, Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rose 3.7 percent, year over year, in August before seasonal adjustment. That’s up from July’s year-over-year increase of 3.2 percent, and August is the...

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Striking Autoworkers Will Only Harm Their Own Livelihoods

Autoworkers are angry at their working situation and are striking for higher wages and a shorter work week. Their anger is misdirected. Original Article: Striking Autoworkers Will Only Harm Their Own Livelihoods

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End of an Era: Jacob Shapiro on Why Globalization Was a 30-Year Aberration

Mauldin Economics COO Ed D’Agostino interviews the master of nuance Jacob Shapiro, a partner at Cognitive Investments and co-founder of Geopolitical Futures with the legendary George Friedman. Jacob breaks down why the last 30 years of globalization were an aberration, how it started to unwind with Obama’s tire/poultry trade war, and which country will become “the next China.” You can learn more about Jacob Shapiro here:...

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The Central Bank Policy Interest Rate vs the Natural Rate

According to many commentators, the Fed’s monetary policy, which aims at price stability, is the key factor in attaining stable economic growth. They claim that what prevents the attainment of price stability are fluctuations in the federal funds rate relative to the neutral interest rate, also known as the natural interest rate. Under this view, since the natural interest rate is consistent with stable prices and a balanced economy, Fed...

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Zukunft der Banken und Krisenausblick 2024 | Dr. Markus Krall

Dr. Markus Krall im Interview: Bankenkrisen, Inflation, Energiekrise und digitale Währungen Geldsicherheit GARANTIERT - Online-Training: https://www.thorstenwittmann.de/yt-geldsicherheit-garantiert/ Atlas Initiative: https://atlas-initiative.de/ Krisen 2024 – das solltest du jetzt wissen ?! Dr. Krall ist Ökonom, ehemaliger CEO der Degussa-Goldsparte und mehrfacher Bestsellerautor. Er hat große Banken, Versicherungen und Regierungen beraten....

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“Debanking”: The Latest Assault on Freedom of Speech

In their war against free speech, progressive governments are now denying dissidents use of the banking system. Original Article: ""Debanking": The Latest Assault on Freedom of Speech"

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The Oil-Price Shock Is a Direct Consequence of Interventionism.

Oil prices are soaring, and, as always, we read in many articles that OPEC and Russia are to blame. However, if OPEC and its allies were almighty and the drivers of oil prices, why have Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude plummeted in 2022? OPEC only reacts to demand, but it is not a price-setter. It is a price-taker. WTI is up 13% year-to-date, but it only started bouncing in May. WTI is only up 6% in the past year. At $90.7/barrel, it...

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Most Economists Are Wrong about the Economy 

Ryan McMaken and Tho Bishop are joined by economist Mark Thornton to take a look at why so many economists keep telling us the economy is in great shape. Get your free book at Mises.org/RothPodFree Be sure to follow Radio Rothbard at Mises.org/RadioRothbard. New Radio Rothbard mugs are now available at the Mises Store. Get yours at Mises.org/RothMug  PROMO CODE: RothPod for 20% off

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Así es cómo ADOCTRINAN en las Escuelas…

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