Elaborating on the Austrian Time Preference Theory by Alex Merced I write this article after listening to Robert Murphys lecture Capital and Interest from Mises U 2010 While Listening to this having heard explanations of Time Preference theory plenty of times, I started having flash backs to an Austrian...
Individualism, Creativity, and Innovation by Alex Merced Premise 1: That creativity comes from tapping into your inner child Kids say the darndest things don't they? It's this innocent nature that we admire in kids, when they are young before society begins socializing, limits, values, artificial...
A Summary of what Makes a Free Market Work by Alex Merced 1) Voluntary Price Systems Resources are best allocated by a voluntary price system where prices are set by volutary exchanges by people in a free market. If the market is free from intervention prices will reflect the supply and demand of goods...
Elinor Ostrom awarded the Nobel prize in economics? Who? no doubt some of you are wondering. Well, sharp-eyed readers will have noted that I have referred to her any number of times (which I will reprise later, as this post has gotten too lengthy). I excerpt below some of the praise Elinor Ostrom has...
The New York Times has dubbed its April 20 Magazine edition as "The Green Issue" . The subtitle? "Some Bold Steps to Make Your Carbon Footprint Smaller" . I've barely taken a look at the issue as a whole, but I have noticed that Michael Pollan , in a piece entitled Why Bother...
In their more considerate writings, Austrians have counseled a cool, rational approach to environmental issues. But recent posts lead me to wonder whether a number of LvMI blog authors and commenters prefer hot-headed emotional outbursts and partisan, ad hominem attacks over Austrian principles, rational...
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