tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2077945975090535266..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: New Trends in Teaching "Austrian" Economics (Kochconomics)Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-33245766472015903482016-03-04T08:23:57.435-05:002016-03-04T08:23:57.435-05:00Hey, kids. The Austrian Literature review is due a...Hey, kids. The Austrian Literature review is due at noon. Show up or keep speculating. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67626615187504871582015-10-22T12:43:15.522-04:002015-10-22T12:43:15.522-04:00Yes there are some obvious glaring omissions here,...Yes there are some obvious glaring omissions here, but it is pretty damn great to see competing currencies are discussed in the "alternatives to the federal reserve system" section.<br /><br />Overall, compared to other courses in the college system, this is a barn burner. But compared to the course we'd like to see- Mises, rothbard, etc, it's meh.<br /><br />Step in the right Zachary Tatumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235236087090716906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-12981741846974383682015-10-22T11:33:44.729-04:002015-10-22T11:33:44.729-04:00Corrected Corrected Robert Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-4270785259335626282015-10-21T23:16:19.247-04:002015-10-21T23:16:19.247-04:00Can we link to the syllabus? What is linked is the...Can we link to the syllabus? What is linked is the professor's c.v.Zachary Tatumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06235236087090716906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-82903117888079341012015-10-21T17:30:40.745-04:002015-10-21T17:30:40.745-04:00Rothbard and Hayek went off in different direction...Rothbard and Hayek went off in different directions from Mises, but I definitely think Mises should be taught in any free market class. I wonder who the course does teach? Menger and Bohm-Bawerk?Wagshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14719718595125311688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67172108006988976722015-10-21T17:29:25.502-04:002015-10-21T17:29:25.502-04:00The question is, is Austrian economics what really...The question is, is Austrian economics what really will be taught?JaimeInTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729407700850451849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-27833099070373371912015-10-21T16:23:04.581-04:002015-10-21T16:23:04.581-04:00So a class on Austrian Economics is not good? I th...So a class on Austrian Economics is not good? I think it's a least a step in the right direction. I agree there should be Mises, but again let's not have the perfect (subjective) be the enemy of the good. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002580942263192826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-25415245994368709402015-10-21T16:18:58.818-04:002015-10-21T16:18:58.818-04:00That's not good. It is a misdirection as to wh...That's not good. It is a misdirection as to what Austrian economics is about.<br /><br />The syllabus also lists assigned reading from Selgin, who has shown to be far from Austrian in his monetary policy thinking.Jack Weilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-24582218657014025212015-10-21T15:55:31.831-04:002015-10-21T15:55:31.831-04:00Let's not let the perfect be the enemy of the ...Let's not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. There is some Hayek. I also received my masters from GMU, with semester in Madrid with Huerta de Soto., I would recommend the exact same for anyone and you will get plenty of Mises, Rothbard some Kirzner. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002580942263192826noreply@blogger.com