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Mises Institute scholars present the highlights in the life and work of major contributors to the development of the Austrian school of Economics. The list of trailblazers includes familiar names like Menger, Mises, and Rothbard, as well as some less well-known but important people like Röpke and Fetter.
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Who Is Friedrich Hayek? from 2018-09-03T09:00
F.A. Hayek (1899–1992) was the most important representative of the “fourth generation” of the Austrian school of economics and the only one so far to receive the Nobel Prize. His many cont...
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Who Is Frank Fetter? from 2018-08-20T09:00
Jeffrey Herbener discusses the significant contributions of Frank Fetter (1863–1949) on the implications of the marginalist revolution. Fetter identified with not only the Austria...
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Who Is Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk? from 2018-08-13T10:45
A strong member of the “second generation of the Austrian school of economics,” Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk (1851–1914) and his works are discussed by Peter Klein. Böhm-Bawerk did much to extend and f...
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Who Is Henry Hazlitt? from 2018-07-24T10:15
Jonathan Newman discusses the many contributions of the brilliant popularizer of sound economics, Henry Hazlitt (1894–1993). Best known for his book, Economics in One Lesson, Hazlitt stressed th...
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Who is Ludwig von Mises? from 2018-07-17T08:00
In this episode, Guido Hülsmann, author of Mises’s biography The Last Knight of Liberalism, highlights the life and work of Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973), arguably the greatest economist of all t...
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Who is Philip Wicksteed? from 2018-07-09T10:45
G.P. Manish highlights the life and work of Philip Wicksteed, a theologian and scholar from the late 19th and early 20th century. Though not a fan of the free market, Wicksteed made many contrib...
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Who is Frédéric Bastiat? from 2018-07-03T10:15
The life and work of the 19th century economist and statesman, Claude-Frédéric Bastiat (1801–1850), are highlighted by Guido Hülsmann. Beginning his work in economics to fight against ...
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Who is Richard Cantillon? from 2018-06-25T09:00
Richard Cantillon (1680–1734) was perhaps the most important and influential economist of all time, though as Mark Thornton explains, few people have ever heard of him. Murray Rothbard called hi...
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Who is Juan de Mariana? from 2018-06-19T08:00
Lucas Engelhardt explains the many contributions of an early precursor to not only the Austrian school but to the whole of economic thought, Juan de Mariana of the 16th century Spanish scholasti...
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Who is Jean-Baptiste Say? from 2018-06-11T09:00
Per Bylund explains the many contributions of Jean-Baptiste Say (1767–1832), a precursor to the Austrian school of economics. Today, Say is most well known for his “law of markets” which is now ...
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Who is Murray Rothbard? from 2018-06-04T15:30
Murray N. Rothbard (1926–1995) was one of the most important participants in Ludwig von Mises’s seminar, and undoubtedly the premiere Austrian economist of the twentieth century. Here, David Gor...
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Who is Wilhelm Röpke? from 2018-05-29T11:30
In this episode, Shawn Ritenour answers the question, “Who is Wilhelm Röpke?” A German economist, Röpke contributed to the theoretical structure and political vision of the Austrian school, warn...
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Who is Carl Menger? from 2018-05-22T16:00
Jeff Deist discusses the major contributions of Carl Menger (1840–1921), founder of the Austrian school of economics. Sharing credit with Jevons and Walras, Menger initiated the Marginalist Revo...
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