Tag Archives: Gene Callahan

Profit, Loss, and Entrepreneurship

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Dr. J

Week 9 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes one audio lecture and three book chapters dealing with profit, loss, and entrepreneurship. “Profit, Loss, and Entrepreneurship” by Joseph Salerno: Salerno says that all action is entrepreneurship … Continue reading →

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Capital

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Dr. J

Week 8 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes one audio lecture and one book chapter dealing with capital. “Capital” by Bob Murphy: Following Rothbard, Murphy defines capital as “reproducible means of production.” He says that … Continue reading →

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Time Preference and Interest

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Dr. J

Week 7 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes one audio lecture and three book chapters dealing with time preference and interest. “Time Preference and Interest” by Jeffrey Herbener: This lecture has a good summary of Ludwig … Continue reading →

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Value, Utility, and Price

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Dr. J

I just checked my archives and found that my last post in the Reading Economics Project was more than six months ago! Let’s fix that, shall we? Week 6 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes … Continue reading →

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Praxeology

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Dr. J

Week 5 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes one audio lecture, four book chapters, and two long essays all dealing with the methodological foundations of Austrian economics. “The Austrian Method: Praxeology” by Hans-Hermann Hoppe: This … Continue reading →

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F. A. Hayek: Austrian Economist and Social Theorist

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Dr. J

Beware the Ides of March! OK, now that I’ve gotten that out of the way . . . Week 4 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes one audio lecture and a corresponding book chapter on … Continue reading →

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Menger and the Founders

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Dr. J

Week 2 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes one audio lecture and readings from three books. “The Marginalist Revolution” by Joseph Salerno: This lecture from the 2001 Mises University explains the discovery of the law … Continue reading →

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What Is Austrian Economics?

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Dr. J

Week 1 of the Mises Institute’s Home Study Course in Austrian Economics includes one audio lecture and brief readings from three books. I had already listened to or read all of this material in the past, so it was relatively … Continue reading →

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