Alex Padilla successfully defended his PhD thesis on Thursday August 28 at Universite of Aix-Marseille III. Alex’s thesis was entitled: “Insider Trading, Agency Theory, and Corporate Governance.” Alex’s work on Insider Trading started during a year in-residence at the Ludwig von Mises Institute and continued during another year in-residence as a
Volume 5, No. 4 (Winter 2002) Dr. Sennholz , successfully blended his knowledge of the science of economics with a deep commitment to the moral principles governing a society of free and responsible individuals. To those students who were open, Dr. Sennholz’s message was transformative. As the history of the Austrian School in the mid-to
Volume 7, No. 2 (Summer 2004) This paper documents and articulates Murray N. Rothbard’s contribution to our understanding of the theory and practice of socialism. We summarize his theoretical contributions and then turn to his explanation of the operation of socialism in the Soviet Union. Moreover, we make and support the conjecture that
Volume 9, No. 2 (Summer 2006) We have provided a reconsideration of the role of the economist in economic development. In doing so, we first considered the evolution of development economics to understand how the role of the economist has become what it is today. We argued that economists and policy makers alike overlook the role that
Like a proud father I would like to announce to the world that both Chris Coyne and Pete Leeson successfully defended their PhD theses yesterday and have now joined the ranks of PhD economists. (Mises.org readers know the names Leeson and Coyne well.) Chris has accepted a job at Hampden Sydney College in Virginia. Tony Carilli, Greg Dempster, etc.
CANTOR’S DIAGONAL ARGUMENT: AN EXTENSION TO THE SOCIALIST CALCULATION DEBATE by Robert P. Murphy. The socialist calculation debate is one of the most famous episodes in the history of the Austrian School. Provoked by Ludwig von Mises’s original salvo in 1920, the debate forced socialist theorists to refine their position TOWARD A CALCULATIONAL
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