Forty years ago, during the week of June 15-22, 1974, the Austrian School of Economics was reborn during a conference in the small New England town of South Royalton, Vermont. Why was this important?

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A Primer on Austrian Economics Economics / Economic Theory Jun 04, 2010 - 08:35 AM GMT By: J_M_Finegold_Catalan The jurisdiction of economics extends far beyond the study of production and consumption ...

It's a safe bet that a lecture combining free-market economics, gender and wage gaps will generate attention on an average college campus. Add race and IQ to the equation, and it's all but certain to ...

Those familiar with this column are well aware of how very much it venerates what’s known as “Austrian” economic thinking, or the Austrian School. Books by Ludwig von Mises are always nearby, and then ...

Austrian School economists distrust empirical economics, a skepticism that is partially warranted, partially unwarranted. The Austrian insights are helpful for business planning, even though I don’t ...

Chad Nelson's September 25 piece on Realclearmarkets.com touches on an important debate among Austrian economists, on using economic theory to make financial predictions. Nelson's critique ...

When a presidential candidate declares, as Ron Paul has, "We're all Austrians now," it's inevitable that his critics would try to discredit him—whether they understand what he's talking about or not.

The fundamental principles of economics are based on human nature and do not change regardless of how they are interpreted. People behave certain ways on an individual and societal level based on the ...