Essays Tagged: "Ludwig von Mises"

Biography of Friedrich August von Hayek (1899-1992)

onomics from the University of Vienna. At around 1922 Hayek began attending Privatseminar hosted by Ludwig von Mises. At these seminars Mises met with several of his "students" to work and discuss eco ... was not a fan of the American lifestyle and left for Europe in 1962, accepting a spot at the Albert-Ludwig-University in Freiburg (The University of Freiburg) where he worked until his retirement in 1 ...

(3 pages) 27 0 4.3 Feb/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

What is Deflation and What Causes it to Occur?

buildup in the extension of credit (and its flip side, the assumption of debt). Austrian economists Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek warned of the consequences of credit expansion, as have a handf ...

(10 pages) 93 0 5.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Markets & Exchanges

There are many different authorities who make knowledge claims. What criteria do you use to distinguish between knowledge, opinion and propaganda?

ssurance within the limits of our mental abilities and the prevailing state of scientific thought" (Ludwig von Mises), we still believe it's true until something "more true" comes out. "We are anxious ...

(5 pages) 68 0 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy

Don Mathews and "The True Spirit of Enterprise"

hless businesspeople" (539). His argument appears in The Free Market, one of the periodicals of the Ludwig von Mises Institute. It is apparent to see that the article is aiming towards a target audien ...

(6 pages) 25 0 0.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Moral Capitalism

or of a collectivistic society.Collectivist economies are doomed to fail, which is made apparent by Ludwig Von Mises' article "Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth." Professor Ludwig poi ...

(2 pages) 10 0 0.0 Aug/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers