About this video Gerald P. Dwyer compares financial stability and innovation and analyzes some of the causes behind the global financial crisis. He explains the role of the Federal Reserve in the United States and some of the problems that occurred worldwide with housing prices, mortgages, and subprime loans. He also discusses some of the […]

About this video The current financial crisis is a relevant worldwide economic and social event that has generated panic and uncertainty.  In this conference, Mark Skousen proposes the creation of a list containing the various methods that can aid in the prevention of another financial crisis.  He states that economic crises aren’t entirely negative regarding […]

About this video Dwight Lee, PhD, explains that prices are the most effective way people around the world can communicate.  He talks about the importance of having access to this information and how restrictive government policies such as price controls, import regulations, and central planning essentially amount to censorship. This censorship leads to a breakdown […]

About this video In this interview, Gerald Gunderson explains that entrepreneurship is an important element in educating students that encourages innovation and creativity.  Furthermore, entrepreneurial opportunities are everywhere, ready to be taken advantage of by inquisitive and inventive individuals. Gunderson also talks about state-run education and comments on the drawbacks he sees in the public school […]

In this interview, J. R. Clark explains why the thirty-fourth annual APEE conference was held in Guatemala—a meeting which turned out to be the second largest in the association’s history. He describes the growing influence of Latin American scholars in the association, particularly from Universidad Francisco Marroquín, as well as their contributions to the critical […]

About this video Mary Anastasia O’Grady shares her perspectives on the current economic and political situation in Latin America. She discusses the division among the countries in the region in terms of their political and economic postures; explaining that while some appear to be moving backwards, others that have experimented with more trade openness are […]

Acerca de este vídeo Rolf Lüders comenta sobre la tendencia anticapitalista que existe actualmente en América Latina, que a su criterio dista mucho de ser la misma que se proponía en décadas anteriores, cuando el espíritu socialista era mucho más fuerte. Opina que los gobiernos populistas tienen una mejor actitud hacia las políticas de libre […]

About this video Leonard Liggio, an expert in legal history, examines what we can learn from the European crisis of the 16th century. This crisis was precipitated by the discovery of America and led to serious economic troubles for Spain. Liggio explains that one of the important lessons to be learned is that wealth can […]

About this video Mark Skousen, PhD, discusses his innovative new textbook Economic Logic. The book, designed to present economics in a logical manner, begins by integrating economics with accounting and finance and then goes on to describe a unique four-stage model of the macroeconomy, which includes resources, production, distribution, and consumption or investment. In his […]

About this video Edward Stringham discusses the role of private security and law enforcement in modern society. He argues that because markets are the most efficient providers of goods and services, they can also provide law enforcement. According to Stringham, different aspects of law enforcement, which many people assume must be provided by government, are […]