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When the “social” becomes an end in itself… individual agency and freedom will disappear: How are intellectuals shaping this ideal? Lisa Helga Kinspergher First Prize in Vernon Smith Prize Contest 2022. Abstract Language manipulation is a practice aimed at distorting the actual meaning of words and providing them hidden and subtle connotations. Today this strategy […]

Taking Money out of Politics: A case for Private Money? Globally, governments have maintained the sole right of money creation and issuance of tender. Over time, to further their own self-interests, central banks and the ruling elites in governments have developed creative methods to slash their citizens’ wealth by inflating and devaluing these currencies. The […]

The winners of the Vernon Smith Prize 2022 are: 1: Lisa H. Kinspherger (IT) 2: Johann-Jakob Chervet (CH) 3: Krysztof L. Lesniewski (PL) and Jonas Trappe (DE) The International Vernon Smith Prize 2022 was an essay competition for the advancement of Austrian Economics – sponsored and organized by ECAEF – the EUROPEAN CENTER OF AUSTRIAN […]

Das ECAEF-Team wünscht allen Freunden und Sponsoren Frohe Weihnachten und einen Guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr. Für 2023 bitte vormerken: Vernon-Smith-Prize Preisverleihung am 7. Februar in Vaduz, und 17. Gottfried von Haberler-Konferenz am 12. Mai – ebenfalls in Vaduz.

The International Vernon Smith Prize is an essay competition for the advancement of Austrian Economics – sponsored and organized by ECAEF – the EUROPEAN CENTER OF AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS FOUNDATION, Vaduz (Principality of Liechtenstein). Topic for the 2022 competition: 1st Prize: €4,000 2nd Prize: €3,000 3rd Prize: €2,000 The wisdom that people lose their freedom as soon […]