The bankruptcy of governments
byThe following is a transcript of the “Adam Smith Lecture” I gave at a private gathering in London on 19 February. For a long…
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AEP and “The Chicago Plan Revisited”
by Toby BaxendaleTowards the end of last year, Ambrose Evans-Pritchard discovered the IMF working paper “The Chicago Plan Revisited” (PDF), which “revives the scheme first put forward…
Deck the halls with macro follies
by The Cobden CentreIn case you missed it, here’s another gem from EconStories.tv … In an article reprinted at Mises.org, John Papola explains: Each year, our attention turns to…
Class war, Adam Smith, and the Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution
by John PhelanThere is a pleasure almost cruel in seeing someone deploy irrefutable logic to destroy an opponent’s arguments. I felt it this week reading George…
Hard work needs honest money
by Steve BakerIn yesterday’s Telegraph, William Hague tells the Government’s business critics to stop complaining and work hard to deliver jobs. However, Mr Hague forgets that a…
Financial regulators and the free market
by Alasdair MacleodAdam Smith’s great insight was that in a commercial transaction both parties benefit. Before his time, it was generally believed that in an exchange…
Will the real Adam Smith please stand up
by Mark Skousen“Adam Smith had one overwhelmingly important triumph: he put into the center of economics the systematic analysis of the behavior of individuals pursuing their…
A fascinating Austrian encounter with China’s top think-tank
by Dr Tim EvansA couple of weeks ago in the offices of the Adam Smith Institute, I addressed more than twenty of China’s most senior economic thinkers…
The Debt–Inflation Cycle and the Global Financial Crisis
by Prof Peter J. BoettkePreviously published in Global Policy, Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2011 London School of Economics and Political Science. Peter J. Boettke and Christopher J….
Adam Smith Reveals His (Invisible) Hand!
by Mark SkousenToday is the anniversary of the publication of Adam Smith’s most famous work, ”The Wealth of Nations” (March 9, 1776). To celebrate this important day,…