Austrian economists have produced some of the most important books, essays and articles ever written on the subject of economics, politics and business. Economists, such as Murray N. Rothbard, Ludwig von Mises and Henry Hazlitt, have provided incredible insight on the topic through their published works.
Although much of their work was published throughout the 20th century, they’re books on Austrian Economics are still as relevant to today’s generation of problems.
Here is a list of important books authored by Austrian economists (in alphabetical order by title):
Against Leviathan – Robert Higgs
America’s Great Depression – Murray N. Rothbard
Anatomy of the State – Murray N. Rothbard
Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle – Murray N. Rothbard
The Betrayal of the American Right – Murray N. Rothbard
Bureaucracy – Ludwig von Mises
Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal – Ayn Rand
The Case Against the Fed – Murray N. Rothbard
The Case for Gold – Ron Paul
Chaos Theory – Robert Murphy
Choice in Currency: A Way to Stop Inflation – Friedrich Hayek
Competition and Entrepreneurship – Israel Kirzner
The Conquest of Poverty – Henry Hazlitt
Control Or Economic Law – Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk
Defending the Undefendable – Walter Block
Economic Calculation in the Socialist Commonwealth – Ludwig von Mises
Economics in One Lesson – Henry Hazlitt
Economics of Liberty – Lew Rockwell (compilation of essays)
Economic Science and the Austrian Method – Hans Hermann-Hoppe
Education: Free & Compulsory – Murray N. Rothbard
End the Fed – Ron Paul
The Essential von Mises – Murray N. Rothbard
Ethics of Liberty – Murray N. Rothbard
The Failure of the New Economics – Henry Hazlitt
The Fatal Conceit: The Errors of Socialism – Friedrich Hayek
The Fed Flunks – Robert Wenzel
For a New Liberty – Murray N. Rothbard
The Fortunes of Liberalism – Friedrich Hayek
How an Economy Grows and Why It Crashes – Peter Schiff
Human Action – Ludwig von Mises
The Law – Frederic Bastiat
Law, Legislation and Liberty Vol. 1 & 2 – Friedrich Hayek
Liberty Defined – Ron Paul
Man, Economy and State – Murray N. Rothbard
Man vs. the Welfare State – Henry Hazlitt
The Mystery of Banking – Murray N. Rothbard
Nation, State and Economy: Ludwig von Mises
The Origins of Money – Carl Menger
The Politically Incorrect Guide to Capitalism – Robert Murphy
The Revolution: A Manifesto – Ron Paul
The Road to Serfdom – Friedrich Hayek
Theory & History – Ludwig von Mises
The Theory of Money and Credit – Ludwig von Mises
What Has Government Done to Our Money? – Murray N. Rothbard
Please note: this is the first edition of this library of Austrian Economics. Further editions will look at articles and essays.
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