Mises Fellow Kristoffer Hansen joins Bob to discuss Mises' perspective on fractional reserve banking and free banking. Earlier this month, Larry White referenced Hansen’s work on fractional reserve banking, asserting that Hansen indicated Mises acknowledged the benefits of FRB. Kristoffer clarifies his paper and examines what Mises wrote in Human Action on the topic.

Additionally, Bob and Kristoffer delve into the influence of the Currency School on banking and economic instability, as well as how commodity-backed money might impact the business cycle.

• Kristoffer's Article in the QJAE, "Sound Money without Free Banking": Mises.org/HAP472a
• Kristoffer and Jonathan Newman's Article in the QJAE Clarifying Rothbard's Definition of Inflation: Mises.org/HAP472b
• Human Action Podcast Episode 470 on the Debate Over Fractional Reserve Banking: Mises.org/HAP472c

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Has economics fallen to politics? Court economists like Paul Krugman–we might call them "regime economists"–represent a profession in big trouble. Jeff and Bob discuss.

In response to Murphy's recent article on comparative advantage, economist Jorge Morales Meoqui objected that Murphy was continuing the same erroneous story about Adam Smith vs. David Ricardo. In this episode, Murphy clarifies what is right and wrong in Meoqui's own paper on the topic.

• Jorge Morales Meoqui's Article on Comparative Advantage: Mises.org/HAP471a
• The Bob Murphy Show, Episode 352 on Comparative Advantage: Mises.org/HAP471b
• Bob's Article, "The Beauty and Importance of Comparative Advantage": Mises.org/HAP471c

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Murphy lays out the various camps in the debate over FRB. He endorses the view of Joe Salerno, namely that Mises favored "free banking" as the best means for limiting credit expansion and ensuring banks carry high reserve ratios.

• Bob's Article in the QJAE on Fractional Reserve Banking: Mises.org/HAP470a
• Joe Salerno, "Ludwig von Mises as Currency School Free Banker": Mises.org/HAP470b

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Dr. Philipp Bagus explains the main ideas from his new book, Full Reserve Banking versus the Real Bills Doctrine, which defends Misesian business cycle theory from a recent critique. Bagus provides an in-depth criticism of the Real Bills Doctrine, emphasizing the importance of real savings in economic stability. He defends full reserve banking and critiques fractional reserve systems for creating money without real economic backing, leading to inflation and business cycles.

• Full Reserve Banking versus the Real Bills Doctrine: Mises.org/HAP469a
• Bob's Study Guide to The Theory of Money and Credit: Mises.org/HAP469b
• Philipp Bagus, "Entrepreneurial Error Does Not Equal Market Failure" Mises.org/HAP469c

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Paul Cwik revisits the podcast to explain his new book, which aims to simplify ABCT for economics students and professors, especially those teaching at the principles level. Dr. Cwik critiques mainstream economic theories for oversimplifying business cycles, arguing that the Austrian theory better explains systemic errors and the boom-bust cycle driven by distorted interest rates.

• Dr. Cwik's New Book, Austrian Business Cycle Theory: An Introduction: Mises.org/HAP468a
• Roger Garrison's Famous Lecture, "The Austrian Theory of the Business Cycle": Mises.org/HAP468b
• Richard Ebeling's Monograph, The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle: Mises.org/HAP468c
• Carilli and Dempster, "Expectations in Austrian Business Cycle Theory: An Application of the Prisoner’s Dilemma": Mises.org/HAP468d

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Tom Luongo hosts the Gold, Goats, 'n Guns podcast and newsletter. He explains the different factions among bankers, including rivalries between New York and San Francisco, and the US versus Europe.

• Read More from Tom Luongo: Mises.org/HAP467a

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David R. Henderson is a research fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He joins Bob to critique a recent Brad DeLong essay, which argued that the US had tried an experiment in "neo-liberalism" and that it failed utterly.

• DeLong's Article, "America Has No Alternative to Industrial Policy": Mises.org/HAP466a
• Henderson's Critique of DeLong's Article: Mises.org/HAP466b
• Bob's Journal Aritcle on 1970s Crude Oil Price Controls: Mises.org/HAP466c
• Subscribe to David's Substack, "I Blog to Differ": Mises.org/HAP466d