Topic: Economic Education

goldbricks

The Workings of the Gold Standard

– July 8, 2019

Interventionist monetary policies, intending to lower interest rates to boost the economy or increase employment, are circumscribed.

READ MORE
falsepromise

Progressive Promises and the Cost To Liberty

– July 8, 2019

Keep in mind what “progressive” means in this political context: an increase in the size, scope, and cost of government in American society.

READ MORE
nationhouse

The Many Ways in Which a Nation Is Not Like a House

– July 8, 2019

The nation does not belong to anyone in the same way that a home belongs to its owner.

READ MORE
tanglewood

The Magic of Tanglewood and Its Astonishing Success

– July 7, 2019

Tanglewood is a model for anyone concerned about the future of classical music to study and emulate.

READ MORE
financialadvisor

How To Decode Investment Advisor Speak

– July 5, 2019

This is my short list of things I hear way too often in the investment industry, and my honest translation into English.

READ MORE
militaryneworleans

Social Justice and the Siege Mentality

– July 5, 2019

The focus on social justice, even ahead of helping the desperate, seems to be something very deep in the human psyche. Still, our reason should be able to overcome it.

READ MORE
asleepjob

How to Fail at Your Job

– July 4, 2019

What lame employees lack is a basic economic understanding of labor, plus a work ethic. Gaining both is not just about the sweat of your brow and saving your soul. It is really about your own individual interest.

READ MORE
oldcoins

What to Read on Money

– July 1, 2019

As an introduction to the topics that will be dealt with in the AIER Graduate Colloquium, over the next few weeks Joakim Book will summarize the core readings that our students are currently reading to prepare for a good discussion at the event.

READ MORE
statueofliberty

Free Things and Unfree People

– June 30, 2019

As politicians contemplate (and effectuate) policies moving us away from capitalism towards more socialism, perhaps it’s no surprise that we also see pervasive, unabashed freebie promising.

READ MORE
dosomething

The Urge to Do Something

– June 19, 2019

There is a problem in public affairs. If there is a state, with the capacity to do good, the temptation to do something is irresistible.

READ MORE
complexmaze

Uncertainty Index on the Rise

– June 18, 2019

The Trump administration has imposed a rule that two existing regulations must be removed for every new regulation imposed on the economy. Unfortunately, the two-for-one rule does not apply to the trade policies consuming much of the administration’s attention.

READ MORE
teachingmission

In Defense of the Teaching Mission

– June 16, 2019

Don’t become cynical; embrace the challenge; and as teachers of a subtle scientific discipline it is vital to remember that the students will remember what is emphasized in the class, so emphasize throughout the lectures the enduring principles that are embodied in the economic way of thinking.

READ MORE