That Nobel Prize in Economics

October 15, 2013

So the  Swedish socialists at the Swedish central bank who hand out Nobel Prizes in economics have chosen as a co-winner this year one Robert Shiller, whose writings argue that central banks are not culpable in any way with boom-and-bust cycles in the economy.  They are caused by periodic episodes of collective insanity and “animal spirits,” says this new Nobel laureate “economist” who is not even an economist.  I suppose one of his policy recommendations might be to limit grains in our diet since that is what is fed to hogs, horses, and cows.

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Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real LincolnHow Capitalism Saved AmericaLincoln UnmaskedHamilton's CurseOrganized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About GovernmentThe Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics