Monetary and Economic Policy Problems Before, During, and After the Great War (Selected Writings of Ludwig von Mises)

The present volume is devoted to some of Mises's earliest writings. As with the second volume in the series, the articles that compose this book include Mises's policy memoranda, essays, and speeches that were found in a formerly secret KGB archive in Moscow. The articles have two primary focuses: First, they reveal Mises's thoughts on the monetary, fiscal, and general economic policy problems of the Austro-Hungarian Empire before and during World War I; and second, they focus on his thoughts on the new postwar Austrian Republic after the dismantling of the Habsburg monarchy. An appendix to the volume includes a curriculum vitae that Mises's great-grandfather prepared for the Habsburg emperor in 1881 as part of his ennoblement, which gave him and his heirs the hereditary title of "Edler von." Also included is a talk that Mises delivered at his private seminar in his office at the Vienna Chamber of Commerce in the spring of 1934 on the topic of the methodology of the social sciences. Ludwig von Mises (1881-1973) was the leading spokesman of the Austrian school of economics throughout most of the twentieth century. Richard Ebeling is Professor of Economics at Northwood University. Please note: This title is available as an ebook for purchase on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and iTunes. The Political-economic Motives Of The Austrian Currency Reform -- The Problem Of Legal Resumption Of Specie Payments In Austria-hungary -- The Foreign Exchange Policy Of The Austrio-hungarian Bank -- On The Problem Of Legal Resumption Of Specie Payments In Austria Hungary : A Reply To Walther Federn -- The Fourth Issuing Right Of The Austro-hungarian Bank -- Financial Reform In Austria -- The General Rise In Prices In The Light Of Economic Theory -- On Rising Prices And Purchasing Power Policies -- Disturbances In The Economic Life Of The Austro-hungarian Monarchy During The Years 1912-1913 -- On The Goals Of Trade Policy -- Inflation -- On Paying For The Costs Of War And War Loans -- Remarks Concerning The Problem Of Emigration -- Monetary Devaluation And The National Budget -- For The Reintroduction Of Normal Stock Market Practices In Foreign Exchange Dealings -- On Carl Menger's Eightieth Birthday -- How Can Austria Be Saved? : An Economic Policy Program For Austria -- The Claims Of Note Holders Upon Liquidation Of The Bank -- The Austrian Currency Problem Thirty Years Ago And Today -- The Restoration Of Austria's Economic Situation -- The Austrian Problem -- The Gold-exchanging Standard -- The Social Democratic Agrarian Program -- America And The Reconstruction Of The European Economy -- The Currency And Finances Of The Federal State Of Austria -- The Economic Crisis And Lessons For Banking Policy -- The Economic System Of Interventionism -- Economic Order And The Political System -- Remarks Concerning The Ideological Roots Of The Monetary Catastrophe Of 1923. Edited And With An Introduction By Richard M. Ebeling. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Features: annotations and critical apparatus, notes on the translation, bibliography, biographical notes, appendix, and index.