Economics
About this Collection
Classic works in the discipline are joined by explorations of how economic reasoning applies to political science and other social sciences, as well as the relevance of economics as moral philosophy. A consistent theme is the view that economics is the study of human choice and its consequences, both intended and unintended.
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Adam Smith (1723-1790) | Frdric Bastiat (1801-1850) | Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) |
See also the extracts, chapters, and introductions in the Economics section of the Ideas page.
More material on Economics can be found at our sister website The Library of Economics and Liberty (Econlib). As its name suggests, it specializes in material relating to economics and includes over 120 titles of economic classics, monthly articles on economic topics from around the world, a blog for the discussion of economic ideas (EconLog), a collection of interviews and podcasts (EconTalk), resources for high school teachers of economics, and an Encyclopedia of Economics.
Members:
- The A B C of Finance (Simon Newcomb)
- An Account of Denmark, With Francogallia and Some Considerations for the Promoting of Agriculture and Employing the Poor (Robert Molesworth)
- Author Guide: Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) (David M. Hart)
- An Autobiography, vol. 1 (Herbert Spencer)
- The Anti-capitalistic Mentality (Ludwig von Mises)
- The Application of the Theoretical Apparatus of Supply and Demand to Units of Currency (Edwin Cannan)
- “Are Economists Basically Immoral?” and Other Essays on Economics, Ethics, and Religion (Paul Heyne)
- Armonias Economicas (Frédéric Bastiat)
- The Best of Bastiat (Frédéric Bastiat)
- The Best of Bastiat 1.1: A Life in Letters (Frédéric Bastiat)
- The Best of Bastiat 2.1: The State (Frédéric Bastiat)
- The Best of Bastiat 2.2: Property Plunder (Frédéric Bastiat)
- The Best of Bastiat 2.3: The Law (Frédéric Bastiat)
- The Best of Bastiat 3.1: Petition of the Manufacturers of Candles (Frédéric Bastiat)
- The Best of Bastiat 3.2: The Broken Window (Frédéric Bastiat)
- The Best of Bastiat 3.3: The Utopian (Frédéric Bastiat)
- BOLL 1: John Locke, “Of Property” (1689) (John Locke)
- BOLL 3: Ludwig von Mises, “Economics of War” (1949) (Ludwig von Mises)
- BOLL 4: Ludwig von Mises, “Liberty and Property” (1958) (Ludwig von Mises)
- BOLL 7: Adam Smith, “On Free Trade” (1776) (Adam Smith)
- BOLL 8: J.B. Say, “Of the Right of Property” (1819) (Jean-Baptiste Say)
- BOLL 10: James M. Buchanan, “The Threat of Leviathan” (1975) (James M. Buchanan)
- BOLL 12: F.A. Hayek, “The Use of Knowledge in Society” (1945) (Friedrich August von Hayek)
- BOLL 14: Paul Heyne, “Economics Is a Way of Thinking” (1995) (Paul Heyne)
- BOLL 15: Jasay, “Liberalism and Democracy” (1985) (Anthony de Jasay)