Ep. 284 Vance Ginn Interviews Bob Murphy on the Business Cycle and Weaknesses in Free Market Rhetoric
Vance Ginn recently had Bob on his podcast, “Let People Prosper!” Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: The YouTube version of this interview. Vance Ginn’s podcast, Let People Prosper! Bob’s EconLib article on privatizing federal assets. Oren Cass on the Bob Murphy Show. Help support the Bob Murphy Show. The audio production for this episode…
Ep. 181 Could Gold Discoveries Cause the Austrian Boom-Bust Cycle?
In a 2019 article, Bob quoted Mises who believed that new gold discoveries, in principle, could cause a (small) boom-bust cycle if the gold hit the loan market before other sectors. Walter Block and Bill Barnett have responded in a new article, arguing that in a free market, new commodity money can’t cause such distortions. Mentioned…
Ep. 48 Bob Explains the Highlights of His New QJAE Article on Fractional Reserve Banking
Bob goes solo to explain some of the most important points in his new QJAE article on the fractional reserve banking debate. Bob shows why Mises thought *any* issuance of fiduciary media caused the boom-bust cycle, and he points out a major flaw in George Selgin’s defense of fractional reserve banking. Mentioned in the Episode…