Austrian School of economics
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The Austrian School of economics is a heterodox economic tradition that emphasizes methodological individualism, subjective value, and the importance of entrepreneurial discovery and market processes, strongly associated with thinkers like Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek.
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Target entity: Austrian School of economics Context triple: [Ludwig von Mises, movement, Austrian School of economics]
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classical economics
Classical economics is a school of economic thought, originating in the late 18th century, that emphasizes free markets, competition, and the idea that self-interested behavior can lead to socially beneficial outcomes.
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Frankfurt School
The Frankfurt School was a group of 20th-century German social theorists and philosophers associated with critical theory, Marxism, and critiques of modern capitalist and authoritarian societies.
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New Classical macroeconomics
New Classical macroeconomics is a school of thought that emphasizes rational expectations, market-clearing models, and the idea that systematic monetary policy has limited real effects on output and employment.
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Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian School economist and social philosopher known for his work on praxeology, economic calculation, and critiques of socialism and government intervention.
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neoclassical economics
Neoclassical economics is a dominant school of economic thought that explains prices, output, and income distribution primarily through marginal analysis, individual rational choice, and market equilibrium.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Austrian School of economics Target entity description: The Austrian School of economics is a heterodox economic tradition that emphasizes methodological individualism, subjective value, and the importance of entrepreneurial discovery and market processes, strongly associated with thinkers like Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek.
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A.
classical economics
Classical economics is a school of economic thought, originating in the late 18th century, that emphasizes free markets, competition, and the idea that self-interested behavior can lead to socially beneficial outcomes.
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B.
Frankfurt School
The Frankfurt School was a group of 20th-century German social theorists and philosophers associated with critical theory, Marxism, and critiques of modern capitalist and authoritarian societies.
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New Classical macroeconomics
New Classical macroeconomics is a school of thought that emphasizes rational expectations, market-clearing models, and the idea that systematic monetary policy has limited real effects on output and employment.
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Ludwig von Mises
Ludwig von Mises was an Austrian School economist and social philosopher known for his work on praxeology, economic calculation, and critiques of socialism and government intervention.
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neoclassical economics
Neoclassical economics is a dominant school of economic thought that explains prices, output, and income distribution primarily through marginal analysis, individual rational choice, and market equilibrium.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic school of thought
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heterodox economics tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
The Theory of Money and Credit
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surface form:
Austrian Business Cycle Theory
business cycle theory ⓘ catallactics ⓘ economic calculation problem ⓘ knowledge problem ⓘ spontaneous order ⓘ |
| corePrinciple |
economic calculation
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entrepreneurial discovery ⓘ marginalism ⓘ market process theory ⓘ methodological individualism ⓘ opportunity cost ⓘ praxeology ⓘ spontaneous order ⓘ subjective theory of value ⓘ time preference theory of interest ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| criticizes |
Keynesian economics
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empiricist and positivist methodology in economics ⓘ neoclassical equilibrium models ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| emergedInDecade | 1870s ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
entrepreneurship
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individual choice ⓘ role of knowledge in markets ⓘ role of prices as signals ⓘ subjective expectations ⓘ uncertainty in economic life ⓘ |
| founder | Carl Menger ⓘ |
| hasSubSchool |
Hayekian knowledge and institutions tradition
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Austrian School of economics self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Misesian praxeological tradition
Rothbardian anarcho-capitalist strand ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical liberalism
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libertarianism ⓘ modern free-market policy debates ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Carl Menger
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Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk ⓘ Friedrich Hayek ⓘ
surface form:
Friedrich August von Hayek
Friedrich von Wieser ⓘ Ludwig von Mises ⓘ |
| institutionalSupport |
Austrian Economics Center
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Friedrich Hayek ⓘ
surface form:
Friedrich A. von Hayek Gesellschaft
Mises Institute ⓘ |
| methodology |
aprioristic reasoning
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praxeology ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Carl Menger
ⓘ
Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk ⓘ Friedrich Hayek ⓘ
surface form:
Friedrich August von Hayek
Friedrich von Wieser ⓘ Hans-Hermann Hoppe ⓘ Israel Kirzner ⓘ Ludwig von Mises ⓘ Murray Rothbard ⓘ |
| opposes |
central economic planning
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comprehensive government intervention in markets ⓘ socialist economic calculation ⓘ |
| originatedIn | Vienna ⓘ |
| supports |
free markets
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laissez-faire capitalism ⓘ limited government ⓘ sound money ⓘ strong private property rights ⓘ |
| viewOnBusinessCycles | business cycles are caused by credit expansion ⓘ |
| viewOnCapital | capital is heterogeneous ⓘ |
| viewOnEntrepreneur | entrepreneur is central to market coordination ⓘ |
| viewOnGovernment | government intervention distorts price signals ⓘ |
| viewOnInflation | inflation is primarily a monetary phenomenon ⓘ |
| viewOnInterest | interest reflects time preference ⓘ |
| viewOnMarkets | markets are dynamic processes ⓘ |
| viewOnMoney | money emerges spontaneously from markets ⓘ |
| viewOnPrices | prices convey dispersed knowledge ⓘ |
| viewOnValue | value is subjective ⓘ |
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