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Why Inflation Matters Steven Horwitz \| Oct 07, 2010 Although it has yet to make an appearance on the current economic scene, inflation continues to be a ghost that haunts the future of the U.S. economy. As part of the variety of expansions of…	An Unrighteous Piece of Business Christopher Coyne, Art Carden \| Jul 27, 2010 To what extent can outsiders impose sustainable change on insiders acting within existing institutional arrangements? This paper explores this question in the context of the American Reconstruction…
Trial by Battle Peter Leeson \| Jul 09, 2010 For over a century England's judicial system decided land disputes by ordering disputants' legal representatives to bludgeon one another before an arena of spectating citizens. People called these…	Does Government Spending Affect Economic Growth? Thomas Stratmann, Gabriel Lucjan Okolski \| Jun 10, 2010 In response to the financial crisis and its impact on the economy, the federal government has increased government spending markedly in order to stimulate economic growth. With billions of taxpayer…
Rational Choice, Round Robin, and Rebellion Peter Leeson \| Mar 19, 2010 This paper argues that 18th-century merchant sailors who confronted the problems of collective action devised a novel institution to facilitate maritime revolution and assist them in overthrowing…	What Happened to 'Efficient Markets'? Peter J. Boettke \| Jun 2009 The financial crisis of 2008 challenged the public consensus supporting free market economies. This paper argues that the current shift in favor of heavy regulation and government intervention in the…

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Speeches & Presentations

The Battle of Ideas: Economics and the Struggle for a Better World

Peter J. Boettke | Aug 07, 2007

This paper is Peter J. Boettke's speech at the twelfth Sir Ronald Trotter Lecture in New Zealand. Sir Ronald Trotter was the first chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, who was knighted in…

Hayek Memorial Lecture

Peter J. Boettke | Oct 27, 2004

Is there a unique Austrian School of Economics that represents a viable research program in modern economics? Peter Boettke locates the intellectual position and opportunities for mutually beneficial…

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Peter J. Boettke

Peter Boettke is a University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism, and the Director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at GMU.

Christopher Coyne

Christopher Coyne is Associate Director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He also holds the title of F.A. Harper Professor of Economics at the Mercatus Center and he is a member of the department of economics at George Mason University where he serves as the Director of Graduate Studies.

Steven Horwitz

Steven Horwitz is a Mercatus Center Affiliated Senior Scholar, the Charles A. Dana Professor of Economics and department chair at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. He completed his MA and PhD in economics at George Mason University and received his A.B. in economics and philosophy from The University of Michigan.

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Boettke on Living Economics

Russell Roberts, Peter J. Boettke | January 28, 2013

Peter Boettke of George Mason University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his book, Living Economics. Boettke argues for embracing the tradition of Smith and Hayek in both teaching and research, arguing that economics took a wrong turn when it began to look more like a branch of applied mathematics. He sees spontaneous order as the central principle for understanding and teaching economics. The conversation also includes a brief homage to James Buchanan who passed away shortly before this interview was recorded.

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Political and Economic Change in Egypt and the Middle East

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Books

Political Economy of Hurricane Katrina and Community Rebound

Emily Chamlee-Wright, Virgil Storr | Nov 30, 2010

This volume lends critical insight into the nature of the social coordination problems disasters present, the potential for public policy to play a positive role, and the inherent limitations policymakers face in overcoming the myriad challenges that are a product of catastrophic disaster.

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Why Inflation Matters Steven Horwitz \| Oct 07, 2010 Although it has yet to make an appearance on the current economic scene, inflation continues to be a ghost that haunts the future of the U.S. economy. As part of the variety of expansions of…	An Unrighteous Piece of Business Christopher Coyne, Art Carden \| Jul 27, 2010 To what extent can outsiders impose sustainable change on insiders acting within existing institutional arrangements? This paper explores this question in the context of the American Reconstruction…
Trial by Battle Peter Leeson \| Jul 09, 2010 For over a century England's judicial system decided land disputes by ordering disputants' legal representatives to bludgeon one another before an arena of spectating citizens. People called these…	Does Government Spending Affect Economic Growth? Thomas Stratmann, Gabriel Lucjan Okolski \| Jun 10, 2010 In response to the financial crisis and its impact on the economy, the federal government has increased government spending markedly in order to stimulate economic growth. With billions of taxpayer…
Rational Choice, Round Robin, and Rebellion Peter Leeson \| Mar 19, 2010 This paper argues that 18th-century merchant sailors who confronted the problems of collective action devised a novel institution to facilitate maritime revolution and assist them in overthrowing…	What Happened to 'Efficient Markets'? Peter J. Boettke \| Jun 2009 The financial crisis of 2008 challenged the public consensus supporting free market economies. This paper argues that the current shift in favor of heavy regulation and government intervention in the…

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