Capital and Interest Theory
Mises as Mentor: An Interview with George Reisman
Volume 21, Number 3 (Fall 2001)
George Reisman is interviewed about his interest in Ludwig von Mises at a young age as well as his many enc
The Kirznerian Way: An Interview with Israel M. Kirzner
Volume 17, Number 1 (Spring 1997)
A Libertarian Theory of Contract: Title Transfer, Binding Promises, Inalienability
The theory of property specifies how to determine which individuals own—have the right to control—particular scarce resources.
Is The Wealth of Nations’ Third Duty of the Sovereign Compatible with Laissez Faire?
In section 1 we will discuss the property rights aspect of public works in The Wealth of Nations.
Patents and Copyrights: Do the Benefits Exceed the Costs?
Patents and copyrights are forms of immaterial “property” that grant to their owners exclusive control over the production and sale of a specified
The Enterprise of Community: Market Competition, Land, and Environment
We hear a lot of expressed concern about conserving the environment, but no one talks much about producing it.
Rawlsian Investment Rules for “Intergenerational Equity” Breaches of Method and Ethics
Harvard professor of philosophy, John Rawls, can be credited with provoking the most recent angst over the issue of intergenerational equity.
Natural Order, the State, and the Immigration Problem
In this article, Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe discusses immigration, natural order, and private property.
Volume 16, Number 1 (2002)
Legal Tender Laws and Fractional-Reserve Banking
This article will explore the economics of legal tender laws, arguing that they are not only a necessary prerequisite of paper money, but also bene