What is Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course about?

It is a 16-lecture introduction to Austrian economic theory by Murray N. Rothbard. The course covers choice, supply and demand, price controls, labor, capital, money, banking, and business cycles.

Who hosts Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course?

The lectures are presented by Murray N. Rothbard, the economist and political theorist associated with the Austrian school and libertarian thought.

How long are Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course episodes?

The supplied episode data does not include usable durations. The show is structured as university-style lectures rather than short podcast segments.

Where can I listen to Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course?

You can listen through podcast apps that index its RSS feed from Mises.org, including Podfriend.

How often does Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course release?

It is a completed lecture series, not an ongoing show. The available feed contains 16 lectures from the 1972 course.

Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course

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Presented by Murray N. Rothbard in 1972 at New York Polytechnic University.

Why listen

This is a complete 16-lecture course from Murray N. Rothbard, recorded in 1972, that walks through Austrian economics from utility and demand to money, banking, and business cycles. It feels like sitting in on an old university lecture: direct, theory-heavy, and unapologetically ideological. It is best for listeners who want a primary-source introduction to Austrian and libertarian economic thought rather than a contemporary news podcast about markets.

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Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course

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Feb 20, 2010Episode 16

16. Banking and the Business Cycle

Lecture 16 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 15

15. Money and the Balance of Payments

Lecture 15 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 14

14. Money and Prices

Lecture 14 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 13

13. Monopoly and Competition

Lecture 13 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 12

12. Conservation and Property Rights

Lecture 12 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 11

11. Interest and Capitalization

Lecture 11 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 10

10. Capital, Interest, and Profit

Lecture 10 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 9

9. Labor

Lecture 9 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 8

8. Labor and Unions

Lecture 8 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 7

7. Pricing of the Factors of Production

Lecture 7 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 6

6. Costs of the Firm

Lecture 6 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010Episode 5

5. The Profit Motive

Lecture 5 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010

2. Supply and Demand

In this lecture in 1972, supply and demand concepts included: preferences of consumers, prices, quantity, quality, elasticity, equilibrium, marginal utility, present goods, and production processes. Lecture 2 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010

3. Advertising

Advertising has always had bad press with economists, but consumers discover that a product either works and works well, or it doesn't. Consumer wants are not artificially created by business itself. Advertising as a selling cost seemed evil. The free market benefits every participant. But intervention benefits one group at the expense of another. Political advertising - propaganda - gets a free pass. Lecture 3 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 20, 2010

4. Price Controls

Price controls — triangular interventions — occur when an intervener (generally government) either compels a pair of people to make an exchange or prohibits them from making an exchange. Although ludicrous, price controls are instituted because a product appears to be in short supply, e.g. oil — while price controls create artificial shortages of the product. The conservation movement ties in with the attack on comfort and consumption and humans in general. Lecture 4 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.

Feb 12, 2010

1. Choice, Utility, and Demand

Economics begins with the concepts of scarcity and choice. If there was no scarcity it would all be free. Resources like time and materials need to be allocated to economically feasible uses. This will depend on the consumers' demand for the final product. Lecture 1 of 16 from Austrian Economics: An Introductory Course, presented at New York Polytechnic University in 1972.