The Cobden Centre

17/08/2018

New post: Why Bolivia Is Not a Socialist Success Story

By Other Writer Economics17 August 18 Why Bolivia Is Not a Socialist Success Story by Brittany Hunter Venezuela is a disaster; this is an indisputable fact. When people are eating their pets to avoid starvation, something has gone horribly wrong. And while this type of horror is typical of socialist...

16/08/2018

New post: The Blockchain Is a Tempting Target for Central Banks

By Other Writer Economics16 August 18 The Blockchain Is a Tempting Target for Central Banks For the past several years, one of the most consistent themes in the world of of central banking has been the ongoing drive to incorporate blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies into the central bankers.....

15/08/2018

New post: The Fed and interest rates

14/08/2018

New post: Speaking truth to power

By Tim Price Economics14 August 18 Speaking truth to power   “Ron Steigler: Mr. Gardner, uh, my editors and I have been wondering if you would consider writing a book for us, something about your um, political philosophy, what do you say? Chance the Gardener: I can’t write. Ron Steigler: Heh, h...

13/08/2018

New post: The Dangers of Totalitarian Planning, Past and Present

10/08/2018

New post: Does a fall in unemployment lead to stronger economic growth?

09/08/2018

New post: Macroeconomics Has Lost Its Way

By Alasdair Macleod Economics9 August 18 Macroeconomics Has Lost Its Way The father of modern macroeconomics was Keynes. Before Keynes there were macro considerations, which were firmly grounded in human action, the personal preferences and choices exercised by individuals in the context of their ow...

08/08/2018

New post: Winner of Third Prize in Mont Pelerin Society’s Young Scholar Essay Contest

By Max Rangeley Announcements8 August 18 Winner of Third Prize in Mont Pelerin Society’s Young Scholar Essay Contest   Last week I won third prize in the Mont Pelerin Society’s Young Scholar Hayek Essay Contest, you can see the winning essays here:   https://www.montpelerin.org/hayek-essay-con...

07/08/2018

New post: Some Confusions of Language in Economic Thought

By Dr Richard M. Ebeling Economics7 August 18 Some Confusions of Language in Economic Thought Fifty years ago, in 1968, Austrian (and Austrian school) economist Friedrich A. Hayek published a monograph called The Confusion of Language in Political Thought [4]. Hayek argued that the words we use and....

06/08/2018

New post: Trade Wars: Those damn’d torpedoes are OURS!

03/08/2018

New post: The Case Against Antitrust

By Other Writer Economics3 August 18 The Case Against Antitrust By Jai Khemani Jai recently got 2 A*s and an A in his A levels and is now looking forward to university. Jai is particularly passionate about political economy and a believer in laissez-faire capitalism. The less government the better!....

02/08/2018

New post: Can deflation undo the damage of inflation?