Economics Questions

Re: Origin of Economy

Awiz90 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:55:39 GMT

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_economic_thought

Re: Origin of Economy

Kaasproav — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:06:33 GMT

Yeah, I agree that achieving ends is innate. But do you know if Hayek or anyone wrote about maybe a historical aspect of it? I'd imagine Rothbard has written some historical analysis of the first economy but I haven't found any yet.

Re: Origin of Economy

Kaasproav — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:03:59 GMT

Yeah, I know about that from reading MES. Are there any more about, maybe, the emergence of an economy from a small civilization?

Re: Origin of Economy

Andris Birkmanis — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:20:22 GMT

Do you mean the origin of economic theory or some specific economic practice, like exchange?

Some economic practices, like trying to achieve ends, are postulated to be innate in humans by AE.

Re: Origin of Economy

Awiz90 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:11:21 GMT

From my understanding, Native Americans had something along the lines of 'property rights'.

Re: Origin of Economy

nirgrahamUK — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:48:12 GMT

Mises' Regression Theorem of Money explains how Money comes into use. It turns primitive barter into capitalistic economies featuring economic calculation.

Origin of Economy

Kaasproav — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:33:48 GMT

Hi, I just made this account, though i've been reading Austrian Economics for a while. I am writing a research paper on the Origin of an Economy. I'd like to know if anyone in the Austrian Tradition has written anything about the emergence of an economy or the origin of an economy. Anything like that. I would be Hayek or Mises would have something but I don't know how to find it.