Lecture series · recorded 2011
The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions
The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions is a free lecture series (26 recordings, 6.6 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Eugen-Maria Schulak.
This is a brilliant and engaging guide to the history, ideas, and institutions of the Austrian School of economics. Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
BiographiesWorld HistoryEducationWar and Foreign PolicyMedia and CultureThe Entrepreneur
Read the book: The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions by Eugen-Maria Schulak, free to download here.
Cover painting: Carl Menger tutors Crown Prince Rudolf in political economy, Vienna, 1876. See every painting in the art gallery.
25 of 26 lectures mirrored; the rest are still syncing.
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Preface 2011
Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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1. Vienna in the Mid-Nineteenth Century 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsWorld History
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2. Economics as an Academic Discipline 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsEducation
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3. The Discovery of the Self: The Theory of Subjective Value 2011
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Austrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsSubjectivismValue and Exchange
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4. The Emergence of the Austrian School in the Methodenstreit 2011
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History of the Austrian School of Economics
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5. Carl Menger: Founder of the Austrian School 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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6. Time is Money: The Austrian Theory of Capital and Interest 2011
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Austrian Economics OverviewCapital and Interest TheoryHistory of the Austrian School of Economics
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7. Friedrich von Wieser: From Economist to Social Scientist 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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8. Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk: Economist, Minister, Aristocrat 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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9. Emil Sax: The Recluse from Voloska 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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10. Further Students of Menger and Other Supporters 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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11. Money Makes the World Go Round: The Monetary Theory of the Business Cycle 2011
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Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsMonetary Theory
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12. Joseph A. Schumpeter: Maverick and Enigma 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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13. Schumpeter’s Theory of Economic Development 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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14. The Austrian School’s Critique of Marxism 2011
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Austrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtBiographies
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15. The Consequences of War: The Imminent Collapse 2011
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Austrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsWar and Foreign Policy
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16. Between the Wars: From Re-formation to Exodus 2011
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Austrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsWar and Foreign PolicyWorld History
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17. Ludwig von Mises: The Logician of Freedom 2011
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Austrian Economics OverviewHistory of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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18. Friedrich August von Hayek: Grand Seigneur on the Fence 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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19. Other Members of the Younger Austrian School 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographies
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20. Praxeology: A New Start from Ludwig von Mises 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsPraxeologyBiographies
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21. Friedrich August von Hayek’s Model of Society and His Theory of Cultural Evolution 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsBiographiesMedia and Culture
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22. The Entrepreneur 2011
Narrated by Paul Strikwerda.
History of the Austrian School of EconomicsThe Entrepreneur
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23. The Rejected Legacy: Austria and the Austrian School After 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtWorld History
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24. The Renaissance of the Old ‘Viennese’ School: The New Austrian School of Economics 2011
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History of the Austrian School of EconomicsOther Schools of ThoughtBiographies
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Recording dates, summaries and topics for 25 of these 26 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for The Austrian School of Economics: A History of Its Ideas, Ambassadors, and Institutions, checked 2026-09-27.
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- 2011, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
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