Free-market Economics

List of Readings

Acton, H.B

Acton, H.B. The Morals of Markets and Related Essays. Indianapolis: Liberty Classics, 1993.

Bastiat, J. Frederic

Bastiat, J. Frederic. The Law. Irvington-on-Hudson, NY: The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., 1996 (1850).

Bastiat, J. Frederic. "What is Seen and What is Not Seen" in Selected Essays on Political Economy. Toronto: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1964.

Bastiat, J. Frederic. Economic Harmonies. Irvington-on-Hudson, NY: The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., 1968.

Bastiat, J. Frederic. Economic Sophisms. Irvington-on-Hudson, NY: The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., 1996.

Becker, Gary

Becker, Gary. The Economics of Discrimination. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1957.

Becker, Gary. Human Capital: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, with Special Reference to Education, 2nd ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983.

Beisner, E. Calvin

Beisner, E. Calvin. Prosperity and Poverty. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books, 1988.

Bell, John F

Bell, John F. A History of Economic Thought. New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1967.

Berger, Peter L

Berger, Peter L. The Capitalist Revolution: Fifty Propositions about Prosperity, Equality, & Liberty. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1986.

Blaug, Mark

Blaug, Mark. Great Economists Since Keynes: An Introduction to the Lives & Works of One Hundred Modern Economists. Totowa, NJ: Barnes & Noble, 1985.

Blaug, Mark. The Methodology of Economics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1980.

Bohm-Bawerk, Eugen von

Bohm-Bawerk, Eugen von. Capital and Interest. South Holland, IL: Libertarian Press, 1959 (1884).

Buchanan, James

Buchanan, James. "The Domain of Subjective Economics: Between Predictive Science and Moral Philisophy" In Method, Process, and Austrian Economics. Ed. Israel M. Kirzner. Lexington, MA: Heath Publishers, 1982.

Cochran, John P

Cochran, John P. The Hayek-Keynes Debate -- Lessons for Current Business Cycle Research. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1999.

Crespo, Ricardo F

Crespo, Ricardo F. La Economía como Ciencia Moral: Nuevas Perspectivas de la Teoría Economica. Buenos Aires: Ediciones de la Universidad Católica Argentina, 1997.

De Roover, Raymond

De Roover, Raymond. "The Concept of the Just Price: Theory and Economic Policy" In the Journal of Economic History 18. , Dec-58.

Ekelund, Jr., Robert B

Ekelund, Jr., Robert B. A History of Economic Theory and Method. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975.

Frank, Robert H

Frank, Robert H. "Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation?" In Journal of Economic Perspectives 7, 2. , 1993.

Friedman, Milton

Friedman, Milton. Dollars and Deficits: Living with America's Economic Problems. Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1968.

Friedman, Milton. Essays in Positive Economics. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1953.

Friedman, Milton. Capitalism and Freedom. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1962.

Friedman, Milton. Free to Choose. New York: Avon, 1979.

Friedman, Rose

Friedman, Rose. Capitalism and Freedom. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1962.

Friedman, Rose. Free to Choose. New York: Avon, 1979.

Gay, Craig M

Gay, Craig M. With Liberty and Justice for Whom?: The Recent Evangelical Debate Over Capitalism. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1991.

Gilder, George

Gilder, George. Recapturing the Spirit of Enterprise. San Francisco: ICS Press, 1992.

Gilder, George. Wealth and Poverty. San Francisco: ICS Press, 1993.

Gilovich, Thomas D

Gilovich, Thomas D. "Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation?" In Journal of Economic Perspectives 7, 2. , 1993.

Glahe, Fred R

Glahe, Fred R. The Hayek-Keynes Debate -- Lessons for Current Business Cycle Research. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1999.

Griffiths, Brian

Griffiths, Brian. The Creation of Wealth: A Christian's Case for Capitalism. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1984.

Gwartney, James

Gwartney, James. What Everyone Should Know about Economics and Prosperity. Tallahassee, FL: The James Madison Institute, 1993.

Hazlitt, Henry

Hazlitt, Henry. Economics in One Lesson. New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1979.

Hayek, Friedrich A. von

Hayek, Friedrich A. von. The Constitution of Liberty. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1978.

Hayek, Friedrich A. von. "Economics and Knowledge" In Individualism and Economic Order. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1949.

Hayek, Friedrich A. von. "The Use of Knowledge in Society" In Individualism and Economic Order. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1949.

Hayek, Friedrich A. von. The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism. London: Routledge, 1967.

Hayek, Friedrich A. von. "The Moral Element in Free Enterprise" In The Freeman 12 (July 1962). , 1962.

Hayek, Friedrich A. von. The Road to Serfdom. London: George Rutledge & Sons, 1944.

Hebert, Robert F

Hebert, Robert F. A History of Economic Theory and Method. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975.

Henry, Carl F

Henry, Carl F. Aspects of Christian Social Ethics. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1964.

Heyne, Paul

Heyne, Paul. The Economic Way of Thinking. Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1997.

Holcombe, Randall G

Holcombe, Randall G. Economic Models and Methodology. New York: Greenwood Press, 1989.

Jevons, William Stanley

Jevons, William Stanley. Political Economy. New York: D. Appleton, 1978.

Kirzner, Israel

Kirzner, Israel. Competition & Entrepreneurship. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1973.

Kirzner, Israel. Discovery and the Capitalist Process. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1985.

Kirzner, Israel. The Economic Point of View: An Essay in the History of Economic Thought, Ed. Lawrence S. Moss. Kansas City: Sheed and Ward, 1976.

Kirzner, Israel. The Meaning of the Market Process. New York: Routledge, 1992.

Kirzner, Israel. Perception, Opportunity, and Profit. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1979.

Kirzner, Israel. "The Subjectivism of Austrian Economics" In New Perspectives on Austrian Economics, Ed. Gerrit Meijer. London: Routledge, 1995.

Knight, Frank H

Knight, Frank H. The Economic Organization. New York: Harper & Row, 1951.

Knight, Frank H. Risk, Uncertainty, and Profit. New York: Sentry Press, 1964.

Kuyper, Abraham

Kuyper, Abraham. The Problem of Poverty. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1991.

Lavoie, Don

Lavoie, Don. "The Interpretative Turn" In The Elgar Companion to Austrian Economics, Ed. Peter Boettke. Aldershot, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd., 1994.

Luther, Martin

Luther, Martin. "Trade and Usury" In On Moral Business: Classical and Contemporary Resources for Ethics in Economic Life. Ed. Max Stackhouse, Dennis P. McCann, Shirley J. Roels, and Preston N. Williams. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1995.

Marshall, Alfred

Marshall, Alfred. Principles of Economics, 9th ed., vol. 1. Ed. C.W. Guillebaud. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1961 (1890).

Menger, Carl

Menger, Carl. Principles of Economics. Grove City, PA: Libertarian Press Inc., 1994.

Mises, Ludwig von

Mises, Ludwig von. A Critique of Interventionism. Newe Rochelle, NY: Arlington House Publishers, 1976 (1929).

Mises, Ludwig von. Human Action: A Treatise on Economics, 3rd ed. Rev. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc., 1966.

Mises, Ludwig von. Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis. Indianapolis: Liberty Classics, 1981.

Mises, Ludwig von. Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1957.

Mises, Ludwig von. The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science. Kansas City: Sheed, Andrews, and McMeel, 1962.

Nash, Ronald H

Nash, Ronald H. Social Justice and the Christian Church. Milford, MI: Mott Media, Inc., 1983.

Novak, Michael

Novak, Michael. Business as a Calling. Toronto: The Free Press, 1996.

Novak, Michael. The Catholic Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. New York: The Free Press, 1993.

Novak, Michael. The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism. Lanham, MD: Madison Books, 1991.

Pareto, Vilfredo

Pareto, Vilfredo. Manual d'Economie Politique. Paris, 1927.

Prychitko, David

Prychitko, David. "Toward an Interpretative Economics: some Hermeneutical Issues" In Methodus 2 (December 1990). , 1990.

Regan, Denise T

Regan, Denise T. "Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation?" In Journal of Economic Perspectives 7, 2. , 1993.

Rescher, Nicholas

Rescher, Nicholas. Introduction to Value Theory. Englewood, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1982.

Ricardo, David

Ricardo, David. "On the Principles of Political Economy and Taxation" In The Works and Correspondence of David Ricardo, Ed. Piero Sraffa. Cambridge: University Press for the Royal Economic Society, 1953.

Robbins, Lionel

Robbins, Lionel. Essay on the Nature and Significance of Economic Science, 2nd ed. London: Macmillan, 1935.

Roepke, Wilhelm

Roepke, Wilhelm. Economics of the Free Society. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1963.

Roepke, Wilhelm. "Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: On the Nature of the Welfare State" In Against the Tide. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1969.

Rothbard, Murray

Rothbard, Murray. Economic Thought Before Adam Smith: An Austrian Perspective on the History of Economic Thought, Vol. 1. Brookfield, VT: Edward Elgar Publishing Company, 1995.

Rothbard, Murray. Man, Economy, and State: A Treatise on Economic Principles. Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Insitute, 1993.

Rothbard, Murray. "New Light on the Prehistory of Austrian Economics" In The Foundations of Modern Austrian Economics. Ed. E.G. Dolan. Mission, KS: Sheed and Ward, 1976.

Samuelson, Paul A

Samuelson, Paul A. Foundations of Economic Analysis. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1947.

Saravia de la Calle, Luis

Saravia de la Calle, Luis. "On Entrepreneurial Activity and Trading" In Instrucción de Mercaderes. Madrid, 1949.

Schumpeter, Joseph A

Schumpeter, Joseph A. History of Economic Analysis. New York: Oxford University Press, 1954.

Sirico, Robert A

Sirico, Robert A. Economics, Faith and Moral Responsibility. New Zealand: The Centre for Independent Studies, 1993.

Smith, Adam

Smith, Adam. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1938 (1776).

Stigler, George

Stigler, George. The Citizen and the State: Essays on Regulation. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1975.

Stroup, Richard

Stroup, Richard. What Everyone Should Know about Economics and Prosperity. Tallahassee, FL: The James Madison Institute, 1993.

Taylor, Thomas C

Taylor, Thomas C. An Introduction to Austrian Economics. Auburn, AL: The Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1988.

Thornton, Mark

Thornton, Mark. The Economics of Prohibition. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1991.

Tice, D.J

Tice, D.J. "Conservatism Versus Consumerism" In the St. Croix Review XXX (June 1997). , 1997.

Vaughn, Karen I

Vaughn, Karen I. Austrian Economics in America. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 1994.

Walras, Leon

Walras, Leon. Elements of Pure Economics or The Theory of Social Wealth. Homewood, IL: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1954 (1926).

Wanniski, Jude

Wanniski, Jude. The Way the World Works: How Economies Fail--and Succeed. New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1978.

Weiser, Friedrich von

Weiser, Friedrich von. Natural Value. New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1971 (1893).

Weiser, Friedrich von. Social Economics. New York: Adelphi, 1927.

Wesley, John

Wesley, John. "The Use of Money" In On Moral Business: Classical and Contemporary Resources for Ethics in Economic Life. Ed. Max Stackhouse, Dennis P. McCann, Shirley J. Roels, and Preston N. Williams. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1995.

Wicksell, Knut

Wicksell, Knut. Lectures on Political Economy. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, Ltd., 1951 (1934).

Wogaman, J. Philip

Wogaman, J. Philip. Economics and Ethics. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1986.

Zaratiegui, Jesús M

Zaratiegui, Jesús M. "The Imperialism of Economics over Ethics" In Journal of Markets & Morality 2, 2 (October 1999). Grand Rapids, MI: Center for Economic Personalism, 1999.