Mises University 2009

Yet more resources from the amazing mises.org. Last year at Auburn University, a week long gathering called Mises University 2009 occurred. Here is an article about it written by a participant, and all of the talks mentioned and more are freely available at this link.

I am constantly amazed at the quantity and quality of information available online for free. Even the website is open source and free. For information on all that mises.org does to promote the cause of freedom, check out this article "Mises.org joins the fight for liberty".

The Concise Guide to Economics

I've recently finished reading The Concise Guide to Economics. It's a good primer on economic principles. There are a lot of chapters, but don't let that scare you off. Each chapter is very short, but to the point.

This is a good starting point, because if you want to know more about any of the topics covered, there is a bibliography at the end of each chapter and most of the citations are linked online. So it lets you continue learning and exploring on these topics.

Overall, a good basic collection of Austrian economics principles.

Getting the Basics

After spending a couple of weeks so far studying Austrian economics, I am starting to get the basics. What I really like about this is that it is intellectually sound and complete. It all hangs together and makes sense in all the different parts of economics. Money, credit, prices, I am enjoying how it all comes together.

First lecture of Home Study course

I've listened to the first lecture in the Mises Home Study course. It's by Jorg Guido Hulsmann and it is titled "Mises and the Foundation of Austrian Economics". It is 42:29 in length. It's a general overview of Mises' life. It goes over his major works and brings up overviews of his major theoretical contributions. It is a good introduction to Mises' work.

I have been continuing my reading. I'm almost finished with Hazlitt's Economics in One Lesson, and I have finished The Concise Guide to Economics, both of which I will review shortly.