Jeff Herbener, chairman of the economics department at Grove City College and a senior fellow of the Ludwig von Mises Institute, has just completed his course on Austrian economics for us! It’ll be up on the site by next month, along with recommended readings to accompany each lecture (as we have with all our courses). Here’s how the course is organized:
I. Scope and Method of Economics
Economics
Method of Economics
Scope of Economics: Human Action
II. Laws of Personal Action
Implications of Human Action
Laws of Utility
The Law of Returns
Capital Formation
III. Laws of Voluntary, Interpersonal Action
Voluntary Exchange
The Division of Labor
The Unhampered Market Economy
Money
Prices of Consumer Goods
Prices of Producer Goods
Economic Calculation
Profit and Production Decisions
Equity and Investment Decisions
The Capital Structure
Competition and Monopoly
The Time Market: The Rate of Interest
Income: Sources and Disbursements
The Money Market: The Purchasing Power of Money
Bond Markets
Stock Markets
Economic Progress
IV. Laws of Involuntary, Interpersonal Action
Booms and Busts
Money and Banking
Monetary Policy: Monetary Inflation and Credit Expansion
The Business Cycle
Fiscal Policy
Interventionism: Price Controls
Interventionism: Product Controls
The Mixed Economy
The Command Economy: Socialism and Fascism
I have known Professor Herbener for nearly 20 years. He is one of the most knowledgeable Austrian economists we have. I would give my right arm to study under him, which is why I was so thrilled when he agreed to come on board with us.
In the meantime, check out this great interview with Professor Herbener.
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