ECAEF Update

Vernon Smith Prize 2017 Winners announced The 10th International Vernon Smith Prize for the Advancement of Austrian Economics was an essay competition sponsored and organized by ECAEF European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation, Vaduz (Principality of Liechtenstein). This years’ topic: Does Tolerance become a Crime when applied to Evil? The winners are: 1: Mattias Oppold (Germany) […]

We all at ECAEF wish you Merry Christmas and the Very Best in a Peaceful  2018. Please safe the dates: Feb. 5, 2018: International Vernon Smith Prize Winner Ceremony Vaduz May 25, 2018: 15. International Gottfried von Haberler Conference Topic: “Karl Marx, born in 1818 and Still Going Strong?” Vaduz Dec. 6, 2018: III. ECAEF/CEPROM […]

by Paul Butler When monetary theory comes up in reference to Bitcoin, the work of Friedrich von Hayek is often invoked. I have read a number of claims that the Nobel laureate’s 1976 book, Denationalisation of Money,1 lays the theoretical foundation for the cryptocurrencies we see today. In this post, I will argue that the […]

Karl Marx: Born 1818 and Still Going Strong? (Karl Marx: Mythos und Realität) The XIV. International Gottfried von Haberler Conference will take place on May 25, 2018 in Vaduz, at University of Liechtenstein. Topic: “Karl Marx: Born 1818 and Still Going Strong?” – German: “Karl Marx: Mythos und Realität”. The event will be organized and hosted […]

Call for Papers! The 10th International Vernon Smith Prize for the Advancement of Austrian Economics is an essay competition sponsored and organized by ECAEF European Center of Austrian Economics Foundation, Vaduz (Principality of Liechtenstein). This years’ topic: Does Tolerance become a Crime when applied to Evil? |- First Prize EUR 4,000 -| |- Second Prize […]