The University of Buckinham. One of their courses on regulation is explicitly Austrian, and there is Austrian/Austrian-friendly faculty. One of the professors at Lancaster University is also a Hayekian-Austrian.
-Jon
Isn’t the food in England terrible though?
No.
-Jon
Who is that, if it is not secret?
DavidBarry - “However, she did get me a university sponsored trip to an economic conferance, where I got to ask SF Fed president Yellen what she thought of Ron Paul’s idea of abolishing the fed, and what she thought about the fact that the book was a best seller.”
What was her reply?
YI YI YI!
We’re discussing how the government “stabilizes” and “effectively regulates” the economy and keeps the market from going “unfettered”.
This is that kind of occassion where I have to occupy myself with thinking of other things lest I get involved in the conversation.
[such as posting on forums during class…]
http://mises.org/classroom/gradschool.pdf
That is a pretty good paper to read if you are looking for Austrian oriented schools.
I’d be interested in a US regional list.
I’m just a three hour drive from the Institute itself, actually, and hope to attend one of the speaking events soon.
That list has quite a few schools. Personally, I am aiming for George Mason for my PhD…
Allen Dalton. I am taking Radical econ from him this fall and intermediate macro in the spring. He used to post on the mises.org forums some time ago.
Oh I remember this guy! He used to post on the old Austrian forum. I had no idea he’s an anarchist though. Great person, very well informed.
-Jon
At first I thought the header was “Academic Bias against Authoritarianism” to which I would have replied, no, not really.
There is mostly ignorance and apathy toward austrian economics by most professors/teachers. Libertarianism is usually not thought of too highly though.
Yeah, I inquired to a teach if she knew of any staff of the Rothbardian bent…She replied with, “Who?..Oh, OH, those libertarian people. No.”
Ditto Stranger (Remember who signs their paychecks)!! And what I would like to know from Seiesnalli is why do you think you NEED that piece of paper to prove your knowledge?!? Far as I can tell, 90% of what is ‘taught’ in classes is from some book. Why not just read what you find provides you the best and most informative input? I can’t help but wonder what you think a degree in economics will do for your (working) life? Look at Grabbie Greenspan - all that knowledge and a big sell out for $$$ in the end. Too bad Rand didn’t live to rip the rug out from under his double talking self.
I’m seriously NOT an economics student - in the sense that you are pursuing - but I didn’t have to go to college to read Hayek, Rothbard and Harry Browne, who I feel is the best of the lot - practical kknowledge!
Jain
For a discussion of Scientism see Hayek’s The Counter-Revolution of Science. Of course, I’ve never read it cover to cover because of its density. But I have dipped into it and found it useful for papers and whatnot.
Another useful and accessible source is Rothbard’s controversial essay, “The Mantel of Science.”
I know what you mean. I wrote something like 60 pages of manuscript for one of my novels during my micro class. My prof was an adjunct, and really didn’t know a darn thing about economics. She taught the text, which was basically neo-Keynesian, and any time I raised an objection she was completely bewildered. I felt bad for her so I just worked on my book.
We should not shy away from the scientific method. History is living proof of the failures of statism.
History makes no sense unless it is analyzed through the lense of economic theory.
Of course, pot hoc rationalisations can make sense of anything. :). I’m afraid history is confined to be nothing more than “stamp collecting”.
Post hoc? I’m afraid there’s nothing post hoc about a priori theory.