An Introduction to Economic Reasoning
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An Introduction to Economic Reasoning | |
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Author(s) | David Gordon |
Country | United States |
Subject(s) | Economics |
Genre(s) | Non-fiction |
Publisher | Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Publication date | 2000 |
Media type | |
Pages | 194 p. |
OCLC Number | 45316477 |
An Introduction to Economic Reasoning is a book by American historian David Gordon. The text is aimed at a younger audience, and focuses on teaching the reader how to think about economic problems in a manner consistent with the Austrian School tradition. Its chapters on action, preference, demand and supply, value theory, money, and price controls, emphasize deductive logic, the market process, and the failures of government intervention.
Links
- Resources page at Mises.org (including full text)
- "Economic Reasoning: The Most Common Fallacies" lecture by David Gordon, July 2009
- Related courses
- Economic Reasoning Mises Academy course by David Gordon