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Never Mind Their Distrust of Data and Forecasts; Austrians Can Help You Predict the Economy

Posted on July 16, 2014 by ffwiley

[O]f all the economic bubbles that have been pricked, few have burst more spectacularly than the reputation of economics itself. – From The Economist, July 16, 2009. It’s been five years since the The Economist magazine published the critical commentary … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged A Few Good Men, Austrian economics, credit booms, Detlev Schlichter, economic forecasting, Great Depression, great stagnation, historical statistics of the United States, John Maynard Keynes, mainstream economics, Minskyites, Murray Rothbard, Paul Krugman, Paul Samuelson, personal savings rates, private debt, The Economist | Comments Off

Step Right Up and Test Your Central Banking Skills against the Scariest Economy of All

Posted on July 6, 2013 by ffwiley

I offer a chance to test yourself as King of the World. By that, I mean top dog at the Federal Reserve Bank. The test is based on two scenarios, one describing our circumstances today and I’ll explain the second … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Benjamin Strong, Federal Reserve Bank, FOMC, Great Depression, Liaquat Ahamed, Lords of Finance, stock bubble, wealth effects | 2 Comments

Tag Archives: Great Depression

Never Mind Their Distrust of Data and Forecasts; Austrians Can Help You Predict the Economy

Step Right Up and Test Your Central Banking Skills against the Scariest Economy of All

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