Mises U Students Share Their Favorite Finds at the Mises Institute
This year during Mises University, we want to share the perspective of students in the program. The following are YouTube shorts from some of this year's Mises Apprentices, sharing some of their favorite parts of the Mises Institute. Mises University is
Why Argentina Should Dollarize
Daniel Raisbeck and Gabriela Calderon de Burgos For the first time since 1991, Argentina suffers from annual inflation rates above 100 percent. As voters prepare to head to the polls on August 13, the date of the presidential primaries for all
Do Big Data and AI Solve the Socialist Calculation Problem?
“Our civilization is inseparably linked with our methods of economic calculation. It would perish if we were to abandon this most precious intellectual tool of acting.” Download lecture slides at Mises.org/MU23_PPT_28. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 27 July
The Cost of College and Accompanying Student Debt Create a Negative Social ROI
Remember that credit is money. —Benjamin Franklin The June 2023 Supreme Court decision to reject the Biden administration’s plan that pandered to those claiming impoverishment by the costs of higher education is a second-act curtain on the student debt drama. A third
Central Banking and Inflation
Some problems with inflation measures, inequality and social mobility, and further implications. Download lecture slides at Mises.org/MU23_PPT_27. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 27 July 2023.
Reforming the 1974 Budget Act’s Definition of Tax Expenditure
Adam N. Michel In addition to raising revenue, the tax code is used by politicians to subsidize myriad private activities, including politically popular energy sources, charitable giving, children, research, and housing. Congress and the Administration measure these programs through tax
National Security Implications of Unsustainable Spending and Debt
Romina Boccia and Dominik Lett Congress is in the midst of debating the annual defense spending bill and chances for completion before the August recess look bleak. The multitrillion‐dollar increase in the debt limit, which Congress passed in early June following
An Austrian Analysis of Covid Vaccines
Public health during the pandemic was anti-science and anti-health. Download lecture slides at Mises.org/MU23_PPT_26. Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on 27 July 2023.
The Tao and the Synergy of the Spontaneous Order
More than two thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese Tao presented ideas that are reflected in F.A. Hayek's concept of spontaneous order. Original Article: "The Tao and the Synergy of the Spontaneous Order"
Hail the Speculators! They Take the Necessary Economic Risks in Our Economy
There are few individuals as reviled and vilified in our modern age as speculators. Economic turmoil of all shapes and sizes are placed squarely on their shoulders. Why do we have recessions from time to time? Because of the irrational