Free-market Economics

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. Frèdéric

Bastiat, J. Frèdéric. The Law. Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y.: The Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., 1996 [1850].
Bastiat, J. Frèdéric. “What is Seen and What is Not Seen.” In Selected Essays on Political Economy. Toronto: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1964.
Bastiat, J. Frèdéric. Economic Harmonies. Translated by W. Hayden Boyers. Edited by George B. de Huszar. Irvington-on-Hudson, New York: Foundation for Economic Education, 1968.
Bastiat, J. Frèdéric. Economic Sophisms. Translated and edited by Arthur Goddard. Irvington-on-Hudson, New York: Foundation for Economic Education, 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 . 2 ^nd ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983.

Beisner, E. Calvin

Beisner, E. Calvin. Prosperity and Poverty . Wheaton, Ill.: 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, N.J.: Barnes & Noble, 1985.
Blaug, Mark. The Methodology of Economics. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1980.

Böhm-Bawerk, Eugen von

Böhm-Bawerk, Eugen von. Capital and Interest. South Holland, Ill.: Libertarian Press, 1959 [1884].

Buchanan, James

Buchanan, James. “The Domain of Subjective Economics: Between Predictive Science and Moral Philosophy.” In Method, Process, and Austrian Economics. Ed. Israel M. Kirzner. Lexington, Mass.: Heath Publishers, 1982.

Chafuen, Alejandro A

Chafuen, Alejandro A. Christians for Freedom: Late-Scholastic Economics. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 1986.

Clement of Alexandria

Clement of Alexandria. “On the Right Side of Property.” In Social Thought. Vol. 20. Ed. Peter C. Phan. Wilimington, Del.: Michael Glazer, Inc., 1984.

Cochran, John P. and Fred R. Glahe

Cochran, John P. and Fred R. Glahe. The Hayek-Keynes Debate–Lessons for Current Business Cycle Research. Lewiston, N.Y.: The Edwin Mellon Press, 1999.

Crespo, Ricard F

Crespo, Ricard F. La Economia como Cienca Moral: Nuevas Perspectivas de la Teoria Economia. Buenos Aires: Ediciones de la Universidad Catolica 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 (December 1958).

Douglas, Jane Dempsey

Douglas, Jane Dempsey. “Calvin’s Relation to Social and Economic Change.” In Calvin’s Thought on Economic and Social Issues and the Relationship of Church and State. Vol. 11. Ed. Richard C. Gamble. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1992.

Ederer, Rupert J

Ederer, Rupert J. Economics as If God Mattered: A Century of papers on the Central Problem in Moral Philosophy. London: MacMillan Press, Ltd., 1972.

Ekelund, Robert B., Jr., and Robert F. Hebert

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

Frank, Robert H., Thomas D. Gilovich, and Denise T. Regan

Frank, Robert H., Thomas D. Gilovich, and Denise T. Regan. “Does Studying Economics Inhibit Cooperation?” In the Journal of Economic Perspectives 7, 2 (1993): 154-167.

Friedman, Milton

Friedman, Milton. Dollars and Deficits: Living with America’s Economic Problems . Englewood, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1968.
Friedman, Milton. Essays in Positive Economics . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1953.

Friedman, Milton and Rose

Friedman, Milton and Rose. Capitalism and Freedom. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1962.
Friedman, Milton and Rose. Free to Choose. New York: Avon, 1979.

Gadamer, Hans-Georg

Gadamer, Hans-Georg. Price Theory: A Provisional Text. Rev. ed. Chicago: Aldine, 1970 [1962].

Galbraith, John Kenneth

Galbraith, John Kenneth. The Affluent Society. Boston: The Riverside Press, 1958.

Gay, Craig M

Gay, Craig M. With Liberty and Justice for Whom?: The Recent Evangelical Debate Over Capitalism . Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 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.

Griffiths, Brian

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

Gronbacher, Gregory M. A

Gronbacher, Gregory M. A. Economic Personalism: A New Paradigm for a Humane Economy. Grand Rapids: Acton Institute for the Study of Religion and Liberty, 1998.

Gwartney, James and Richard Stroup

Gwartney, James and Richard Stroup. What Everyone Should Know about Economics and Prosperity . Tallahassee, Fla.: 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 Consitution 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): 39-45.
Hayek, Friedrich A. von. The Road to Serfdom . London: George Rutledge & Sons, 1944.

Henry, Carl F

Henry, Carl F. Aspects of Christian Social Ethics . Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1964.

Heyne, Paul

Heyne, Paul. The Economic Way of Thinking. 8 ^th ed. Englewood, N.J.: 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, 1878.

John Paul II

John Paul II. Encyclical Letter Laborem Exercens (September 14, 1981).

Keynes, John Maynard

Keynes, John Maynard. The General Theory of Employment Interest and Money. New York: Harcourt, Brace, and Company, 1936.

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, Kans.: Sheed and Ward, Inc., 1976.
Kirzner, Israel. The Meaning of the Market Process. New York: Routledge, 1992.
Kirzner, Israel. Perception, Opportunity, and Profit . Chicago: The 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 . Ed. and trans. James W. Skillen. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1991.

Lavoie, Don

Lavoie, Don. “The Interpretative Turn.” In The Elgar Companion to Austrian Economics. Ed. Peter Boettke. Aldershot, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing, Ltd., 1994.

Leo XIII

Leo XIII. Encyclical Letter Rerum Novarum (1891).

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 Rapdis: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995.

Marshall, Alfred

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

Menger, Carl

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

Mises, Ludwig von

Mises, Ludwig von. A Critique of Interventionism . New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House Publishers, 1976 [1929].
Mises, Ludwig von. Human Action: A Treatise on Economics . 3 ^rd ed., rev. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc., 1966.
Mises, Ludwig von. Socialism. 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, Kans.: Sheed, Andrews, and McMeel, 1962.

Nash, Ronald H

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

National Conference of Catholic Bishops

National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Economic Justice for All. Washington, D.C.: Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, 1986.

Neuhaus, Richard John

Neuhaus, Richard John. Doing Well and Doing Good: The Challenge to the Christian Captialist. New York: Doubleday, 1992.

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.

Olasky, Marvin

Olasky, Marvin. The Tragedy of American Compassion . Washington, D.C.: Regnery, 1992.

Opitz, Edmund A

Opitz, Edmund A. Religion and Capitalism: Allies, Not Enemies . New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1970.

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): 69-72.

Rescher, Nicholas

Rescher, Nicholas. Introduction to Value Theory . Englewood, N.J.: 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 . 2 ^nd ed. London: Macmillan, 1935.

Röpke, Wilhelm

Röpke, Wilhelm. Economics of the Free Society. Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1963.
Röpke, Wilhelm. “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul: On the Nature of the Welfare State.” In Against the Tide. Chicago: Regnery, 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, Ala.: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1993.
Rothbard, Murray. “New Light on the Prehistory of Austrian Economics.” In The Foundations of Modern Austrian Economics. Ed. E. G. Dolan. Mission, Kans.: Sheed and Ward, 1976.

Samuelson, Paul A

Samuelson, Paul A. Foundations of Economic Analysis. Cambridge, Mass.: 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.

Tawney, R. H

Tawney, R. H. Religion and the Rise of Capitalism . New York: Harcourt & Brace, 1937.

Taylor, Thomas C

Taylor, Thomas C. An Introduction to Austrian Economics. Auburn, Ala.: 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.” The St. Croix Review XXX (June 1997): 6-11.

Vaughn, Karen I

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

Walras, Léon

Walras, Léon. Elements of Pure Economics or The Theory of Social Wealth. Trans. William Jaffé. Homewood, Ill.: Richard D. Irwin, Inc., 1954 [1926].

Wanniski, Jude

Wanniski, Jude. The Way the World Works: How Economies Fail–and Succeed. New York: Basic Books, 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: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1995.

Wicksell, Knut

Wicksell, Knut. Lectures on Political Economy. Vol. 1. Ed. Lionel Robbins. Trans. E. Classen. 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 the Journal of Markets & Morality 2, 2 (October 1999): 208-219.