Dear Ed:

Here are some good intros to Austrian econ:

Callahan, 2004; Gordon, 2000; Hazlitt, 1946; Murphy, 2007, 2010; Rothbard, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1985, 1990; Taylor, 2011

Good luck in your new teaching career.

Callahan, Gene. 2004. Economics for Real People: An Introduction to the Austrian School, Auburn: AL, Ludwig von Mises Institute; http://mises.org/books/econforrealpeople.pdf

Gordon, David. 2000. Introduction to Economic Reasoning. Auburn: AL, Ludwig von Mises Institute; http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Economic-Reasoning-David-Gordon/dp/0945466285/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1374198019&sr=1-1&keywords=Gordon+David+economics

Murphy, Robert P. 2007. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism. Regnery

Murphy, Robert P. 2010. Lessons for the Young Economist. Auburn: AL, Ludwig von Mises Institute

Rothbard, Murray N. 1962. “The Case for a 100 Percent Gold Dollar,” In Search of a Monetary Constitution, Leland B. Yeager, ed., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 94-136, and Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute. See also “The Logic of Action One” pp. 364-384; http://mises.org/story/1829; http://mises.org/rothbard/100percent.pdf

Rothbard, Murray N.  1963. America’s Great Depression (Sheed and Ward, Kansas City).

Rothbard, Murray N. 1969. Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure, Lansing, Michigan: Constitutional Alliance; http://mises.org/tradcycl/econdepr.asp; http://mises.org/daily/3127/Economic-Depressions-Their-Cause-and-Cure

Rothbard, Murray N. 1985. “The Case for a Genuine Gold Dollar.”  L. H. Rockwell, The Gold Standard: An Austrian Perspective.  Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath, pp. 1-17.  Reprinted in The Logic of Action One: Method, Money, and the Austrian School.  Glos, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., 1997, pp. 364-383.

Rothbard, Murray N. 1990. What Has Government Done to Our Money?, Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute; http://www.mises.org/rothbard/rothmoney.pdf

Taylor, Thomas C. 2011. An Introduction to Austrian Economics. Auburn: AL, Ludwig von Mises Institute; http://mises.org/books/introtoaustrian.pdf

Best regards,

Walter

From: E

Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2019 8:50 AM

To: Walter Block <[email protected]>

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Subject: teaching a course in austrian economics

Dear Friends:

I may have the opportunity to teach a course (adjunct) in intro economics at the local community college. I’m free to offer the course however I’d like which would give me the chance to provide an intro to Austrian economics. This would be a great opportunity as I live in the ultra-progressive heart of Liz Warren country here in Massachusetts where Keynesian economics still holds sway.

If Walter or any of you might share a syllabus or offer advice about how to structure the course (readings, class assignments, projects, discussion topics,) I’d be most grateful. I don’t think I’ll hit them over the head with “Human Action” but something more digestible for beginning students would be just the thing.

Thanks for any suggestions or links to materials and best wishes to Who Dat Nation. Last year you wuz robbed and this year I’m hoping to see the Saints and the Pats meet each other in The Big One.

E

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