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May 16, 2020

Mises Institute

By Arkadiusz Sieroń

The Problem with Measuring "Happiness"

Money really does buy happiness—up to a point. But at all income levels, happiness is very, very subjective.

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By David Gordon

Adam Smith and Benevolence

Buyers and sellers in the free market do indeed act from self-interest, but Adam Smith never argued that this excludes friendly feelings for those they do business with.

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By Ryan McMaken

Another 2 Million Americans File Unemployment Claims, Bringing Total to 33 Million

The surge in unemployment isn't over. New jobless claims data released today by the US Department of Labor showed that total claims surged again in the week ending May 9, exceeding 2 million for the eighth week in a row.

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MISES WIRE AND
POWER & MARKET 


No, Hayek Didn't Support the Pinochet Regime by J. Edward Britton

The School Closures Are a Big Threat to the Power of Public Schools by Ryan McMaken

Ludwig von Mises’s "Circulation Credit" Theory of the Trade Cycle by Robert P. Murphy

Why Media Coverage of COVID-19 Has Been So Bad by William L. Anderson

The Clenched COVID Fist of Government by Gary Galles

Crisis or Opportunity? To Politicians, It's the Same Thing by Andrew Moran

How Bad Is It? by Jeff Deist

Germany Pushes Back against the ECB's Bailouts by Viraj Bhide

More Protectionism and Regulation Won't Fix the Economy by Tyler Curtis

Can Monopoly Money Save the Stock Market? Or Will It Buy Stagnation? by Amanda Howard

Negative Interest Rates: Rewarding Profligacy by L. Dwayne Barney and Paul A. Cleveland

Viruses versus Lockdowns: It's Not about Tradeoffs by Michel Accad

How the COVID-19 Lockdowns Will Increase Resentment of the Elderly by Ryan McMaken

Three Reasons Why the Eurozone Recovery Will Be Poor by Daniel Lacalle

 

Why Does Brazil’s Bolsonaro Refuse To Lock Down His Country's Economy? by Alice Salles

Why Has There Been So Little Consumer Price Inflation? by Karl-Friedrich Israel
 


AUDIO MISES WIRE


Viruses versus Lockdowns: It's Not about Tradeoffs

Crisis or Opportunity? To Politicians, It's the Same Thing

How the COVID-19 Lockdowns Will Increase Resentment of the Elderly

How Bad Is It?

Germany Pushes Back against the ECB's Bailouts

Negative Interest Rates: Rewarding Profligacy

Why Has There Been So Little Consumer Price Inflation?

How This Crisis Differs from the 2008–2009 Financial Crisis
 


THIS WEEK'S PODCASTS


Economics for Entrepreneurs: David Bienstock on the Business of Politics

The Accad & Koka Report: Testing and Contact Tracing: The Challenges Ahead

The Accad & Koka Report: Fevers, Flus, and Viruses: Adam Rodman on the Nosological Challenges of COVID-19
 
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