Austrian school books
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Principles of Economics
Carl MengerThe founding text, which grounds economic value in subjective judgments of usefulness and individual choice.
Capital And Interest
Eugen V. Bohm-BawerkA two-volume account of interest and capital that developed the school's theory of time and production.
Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth
Ludwig von MisesThe essay that opened the socialist calculation debate by arguing that rational pricing of goods needs private markets.
Socialism
Ludwig von MisesA broader critique of socialist economic systems that extends the calculation argument to whole economies.
Prices and Production
Friedrich A. von HayekHayek's account of how credit expansion distorts the structure of production and produces business cycles.
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Man, Economy, and StateMurray N. Rothbard - Competition and Entrepreneurship
Competition and EntrepreneurshipIsrael M. Kirzner - The Market Loves You
The Market Loves YouJeffrey A. Tucker2019