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Ludwig von Mises lived 1881 to 1973.

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Ludwig von Mises

1881–1973

Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) is represented at freecapitalists.org by 57 books, 11 papers, 94 lectures, and 1 journal article, free to download or stream.

Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was the acknowledged leader of the Austrian School of economics and a prolific author on economic theory, epistemology, and political philosophy. He worked at the Vienna Chamber of Commerce for 35 years while producing his major theoretical works, habilitating in 1912 with The Theory of Money and Credit and later condensing his life’s work into Nationalökonomie (1940), reworked in English as Human Action (1949). He argued from early on that economic calculation is impossible under socialism and consistently opposed state intervention in the economy, work that brought him neither wealth nor academic honors in his lifetime.

Further reading: Ludwig von Mises on The Austrian Economics Wiki.

Written

Books

57 titles, 17 readable in the browser. Most read first.

Short works

Papers and articles

11 pieces, oldest first. All papers and articles

Finance and Banking in the Austrian Empire and the Republic of Austria 1921. Encyclopedia Britannica , 12th ed. (supp. to 11th ed.), v. XXX, pp. 323-24, 348-49.
A Critique of Boehm-Bawerk's Reasoning in Support of His Time Preference Theory This is the critical analysis to which Mises refers in Human Action, 3rd ed. page 488, note 5 (Chicago: Regne…
Mises's Suggested Research Topics, 1950-1968 Edited and searchable version of Bettina-Bien Greaves's notes pertaining to possible research topics suggeste… 26 pp.
Austrian School of Economics at the University of Vienna Speech from 1962 at New York University, reprinted in Austrian Economics: An Anthology (Irvington, NY: FEE, 1…
Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth in Collective Economic Planning , Friedrich A. Hayek, ed. Clifton, NJ: Kelley Publishing, 1975, pp. 87-130, a… 47 pp.
Middle-of-the-Road Policy Leads to Socialism Two Essays by Ludwig von Mises , Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1991, pp. 42-68; Reprinted from Plan…
A Hundred Years of Marxian Socialism in Money, Method, and the Market Process , Richard M. Ebeling, ed., Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1…
Epistemological Relativism in the Sciences of Human Action Money, Method, and the Market Process , Richard M. Ebeling, ed., Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990…
The Treatment of 'Irrationality' in the Social Sciences Money, Method, and the Market Process , Richard M. Ebeling, ed., Boston, MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990…
National Economy and Rotary 1 pp.
Tributes to Mises Songs from the Mises-Kreis from interwar Austria, with lyrics by philospher Felix Kauffman Lawrence W. Fertig…

Recorded

Lectures and courses

94 recordings across 5 series, free to stream or download.

Courses and audiobooks 4

Painting: a Brazilian fireman shovels surplus coffee into a locomotive firebox, 1932

Talks, interviews and other appearances 1

The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle1 lecture of 6 · 2008

Human Action: A Treatise on Economics 56 lectures

Theory and History 17 lectures

Introduction25:41
1. Judgments of Value12:06
2. Knowledge and Value15:10
3. The Quest for Absolute Values1:01:56
4. The Negation of Valuation1:41
5. Determination and Its Critics37:23
6. Materialism13:29
7. Dialectical Materialism1:39:50
8. Philosophy of History36:31
9. The Concept of Historical Individuality26:27
10. Historicism1:12:36
11. The Challenge of Scientism43:14
12. Psychology and Thymology36:37
13. Meaning and Use of the Study of History30:01
14. The Epistemological Features of History31:18
15. Philosophical Interpretations of History40:43
16. Present-Day Trends and the Future58:18

Ludwig von Mises Archives 13 lectures

Liberty and Property42:59
Recollections from the University of Vienna37:45
Socialism versus Free Market Exchange1:14:45
Monetary Problems1:00:54
On Money1:17:07
A Seminar on Money41:34
Balance of Payments1:16:56
Political Economy30:29
The Free Market Society1:03:16
Question and Answer Session1:08:44
Wage Earners and Employers5:54
The Problems of Inflation1:07:19
Socialism33:31

Economic Calculation In The Socialist Commonwealth 7 lectures

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The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle 1 lecture

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The "Austrian" Theory of the Trade Cycle15:29

In the journals

Journal articles

1 article, each free to download as a PDF from its issue page.

Observations on Professor Hayek’s PlanLibertarian Papers, Vol. 1, No. 1

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Ludwig von Mises quotations

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“To advise man to return to the physical and intellectual features of his prehistoric ancestors is no more reasonable than to ask him to renounce his upright gait and to grow a tail again.”

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“The advocates of public control cannot do without inflation. They need it in order to finance their policy of reckless spending and of lavishly subsidizing and bribing the voters.”

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About Ludwig von Mises

What by Ludwig von Mises can I read free here?: This archive holds 57 books, 11 papers, 94 lectures, and 1 journal article by Ludwig von Mises, all free to read, download or stream with no signup.
What is Ludwig von Mises known for?: Ludwig von Mises (1881–1973) was the acknowledged leader of the Austrian School of economics and a prolific author on economic theory, epistemology, and political philosophy.
When did Ludwig von Mises live?: Ludwig von Mises lived 1881 to 1973.
Are there recorded lectures by Ludwig von Mises?: Yes. 94 recordings across 5 series, free to stream or download.

Ludwig von Mises

Books

Bureaucracy

Human Action

Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis

The Theory of Money and Credit

Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War

Liberalism: In the Classical Tradition

The Quotable Mises

Nationalökonomie: Theorie des Handelns und Wirtschaftens

Die Gemeinwirtschaft

Money, Method, and the Market Process

Liberalismus

A Critique of Interventionism

Marxism Unmasked: From Delusion to Destruction

Planning for Freedom; and Twelve other Essays and Addresses

The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality

Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow

Nation, State, and Economy

Planned Chaos

Memoirs

Interventionism: An Economic Analysis

The Causes of the Economic Crisis, and Other Essays Before and After the Great Depression

The 'Austrian' Theory of the Trade Cycle

Profit and Loss

Economic Freedom and Interventionism

Die geldtheoretische Seite des Stabilisierungsproblems

Liberty and Property

Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution

Two Essays by Ludwig von Mises (Middle of the Road Leads to Socialism; Liberty and Property)

The Free Market and Its Enemies: Pseudo-Science, Socialism, and Inflation

Complete Mises Bibliography

Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics

Die Entwicklung des gutsherrlich-bäuerlichen Verhältnisses in Galizien: 1772–1848;

Probleme der Wertlehre

Geldwertstabilisierung und Konjunkturpolitik.

Manipulation of Money and Credit, On the

Les Illusions du Protectionnisme et de l`Autarcie

Ludwig von Mises on Money and Inflation

The Clash of Group Interests

The Clash of Group Interests and Other Essays

Theorie des geldes und der Umlaufsmittel

The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science

The Anti-capitalistic Mentality (Liberty Fund edition)

Bureaucracy (Liberty Fund edition)

Economic Freedom and Interventionism: An Anthology of Articles and Essays (Liberty Fund edition)

Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow (Liberty Fund edition)

Epistemological Problems of Economics

Epistemological Problems of Economics (Liberty Fund edition, 2013)

Human Action: A Treatise on Economics (Liberty Fund edition, 4 vols.)

Liberalism: The Classical Tradition (Liberty Fund edition)

Nation, State, and Economy: Contributions to the Politics and History of Our Time (Liberty Fund edition)

Notes and Recollections with The Historical Setting of the Austrian School of Economics (Liberty Fund edition, 2013)

Omnipotent Government: The Rise of the Total State and Total War (Liberty Fund edition)

On the Manipulation of Money and Credit: Three Treatises on Trade-Cycle Theory (Liberty Fund edition)

Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis (Liberty Fund edition)

Theory and History: An Interpretation of Social and Economic Evolution (Liberty Fund edition)

The Theory of Money and Credit (Liberty Fund edition)

The Ultimate Foundation of Economic Science: An Essay on Method (Liberty Fund edition)