While I am new to the forums, I am not new to this site. I have been trying to educate myself in Austrian Economics for the better part of a year. I initially discovered the school by a simple Google search for, “free market.” I am currently a junior in high school, so expect a lot of naïve newbie questions!!!
Does anyone have advice for reading material?
I have read the following: Economics in One Lesson, The Road to Serfdom, End the Fed, Revolution: A Manifesto, Essentials of Economics, The Case Against the Fed, What has the Government Done to Our Money, and Meltdown.
Help is greatly appreciated!!!
I check Mises.org daily articles and LewRockwell.com numerous times a day. I have also perused the literature section. The YouTube channel is news to me, I’ll be sure to check it out.
Thanks.
David Gordon wrote an introduction to Austrian Economics for high-school students: An Introduction to Economic Reasoning. It’s only $10 in the Mises Store. There’s a free PDF in the Literature section of the LvMI site if you’d like to have a look.
Gene Callahan’s book, Economics for Real People, is also excellent. Pitched for adult laymen, if you think Gordon’s book is too easy. Hard copies available from the Mises Store, and likewise, a PDF in the Literature section if “free” is a selling point.
Human Action is a book seriously worth reading. It’s incredibly difficult, though (and I actually lent it to someone after getting about 3/5 into it). Nonetheless, you seem capable of handling it.
Read Foundations Of The Market-Price System by Milton Shapiro. It was Rothbard’s favorite book.
Then, Principles of Economics by Carl Menger. It was Mises’ favorite.
And my suggestion would be, try reading as much as possible on the calculation debate. If you can master it, I bet no one can beat you on the workings of the price system. All the best!
