The Austrian Circle

Rakkur

The Austrian Circle explores economics in the footsteps of Rothbard and Mises. Economics is the study of human relationship to scarcity as we inquire about the best path towards combating scarcity and obtaining prosperity for the most number of people. Economics properly applied to common problems in society reveals very interesting conclusions about social norms and the role of the State in society.

  1. 07.02.2017

    Austrian Circle 30: Regulations and The Illusion of Control

    https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/austriancircle/Austrian_Circle_0030.mp3 Regulations seem to be the answer to “keep business in check”. But does it actually achieve that goal? Do we only think that we can control people’s behavior by law, when the actual result is the overall corporate abuse that we tried to limit or eliminate through regulation in the first place?

    30 Min.

  2. 07.02.2017

    Austrian Circle 28: Capitalism Gave Birth to the Modern Family

    https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/austriancircle/Austrian_Circle_0028.mp3 Being able to stay home with children is the result of capitalism and the resulting economic prosperity that inevitably occurs. Labor saving devices and capital accumulation gave families the surplus wealth to keep most of their family at home or at school. Human history is the sad story of parents and children having to […]

    28 Min.

  3. 24.05.2016

    Austrian Circle 27: Student Loans and College Costs – A Central Planning Failure

    https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/austriancircle/Austrian_Circle_0027.mp3 Student loans today are not being paid back by borrowers, and colleges are incredibly expensive. Austrian Circle takes a look at the interventionism and central planning that caused these problems and how the market is our best way available to best allocate our resources towards customer demand.

    29 Min.

  4. 13.05.2016

    Austrian Circle 26: The Role of Entrepreneurs

    https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/austriancircle/Austrian_Circle_0026.mp3 Entrepreneurs help allocate resources towards the most highly valued ends of consumers amidst the uncertainty of the future. They take a resource or tool away from a less desired process of production and allocates it instead towards what consumers want more. They engage in a constantly adjusting process of feedback/communication whereby those who do […]

    29 Min.

  5. 11.05.2016

    Austrian Circle 25: Profits and Ethics

    https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/austriancircle/Austrian_Circle_0025.mp3 Are profits ethical? Is there a maximum or minimum to profit ethically? Do contributing to socially “responsible” programs benefit society more than profit seeking businesses? Profit communicates important information about current consumer preferences to businesses so they can change their production process to adjust to it. Profit is the closest thing we have to […]

    29 Min.

  6. 01.05.2016

    Austrian Circle 24: Prices and the Problem with Health Care

    https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/austriancircle/Austrian_Circle_0024.mp3 What are prices? Prices convey information to various actors in society and inform them of crucial knowledge: what people want, how much they want, of what material should they be built from, how much material is available for production, among other things. Central planners distort and disrupt the price system and the knowledge it […]

    28 Min.

  7. 26.04.2016

    Austrian Circle 23: Economic Meddling – Tinkering with Prosperity

    https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/austriancircle/Austrian_Circle_0023.mp3 Economics studies human choice, and choice today is often over-ruled by government agencies who believe that their tinkering will make people better off. Whether it be the amount that people save, which businesses win or lose, or even what times people must set their clocks to, there seems to be no end to the […]

    29 Min.

  8. 06.04.2016

    Austrian Circle 22: Flint, Michigan and Public Water

    https://24b9eb400710dac81e8d-597f4ed4ea6895a41e2bd2978eb66730.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/austriancircle/Austrian_Circle_0022.mp3 The recent move by city governments and federal regulators to provide water containing lead to its citizens prompts concerns. How could this have happened, and why were checks and balances not in place? What alternative economic structures might have delivered compassionate and quality products to their clients rather than serving them poisoned water?

    29 Min.
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The Austrian Circle explores economics in the footsteps of Rothbard and Mises. Economics is the study of human relationship to scarcity as we inquire about the best path towards combating scarcity and obtaining prosperity for the most number of people. Economics properly applied to common problems in society reveals very interesting conclusions about social norms and the role of the State in society.

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    Rakkur
  • Jahre aktiv
    2017
  • Folgen
    29
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