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Investing in the Age of Democracy

Ten Lessons in Applied Austrian Economics

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Offers a structured, deductive approach to Austrian investing, beginning with an analysis of the current investing paradigm
  • Explores key investing themes from mathematics to probability theory to law and explains the importance of investing in debt
  • Showcases the five economic concepts on which the ASE has a unique view: Entrepreneurship, Class Probability, Capital, the Interest Rate, and Institutions

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. The Current Paradigm

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Working with the Wrong Tools

      • Morten Arisson
      Pages 3-34
  3. Fundamentals

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35
    2. Turing’s Decidability

      • Morten Arisson
      Pages 51-66
    3. Equity

      • Morten Arisson
      Pages 67-77
    4. Debt

      • Morten Arisson
      Pages 79-90
    5. Institutions

      • Morten Arisson
      Pages 91-104
  4. Economic Concepts

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
    2. Systemic Risk

      • Morten Arisson
      Pages 107-127
    3. Inflation and Hyperinflation

      • Morten Arisson
      Pages 129-136
    4. Real Capital Assets

      • Morten Arisson
      Pages 137-142
    5. Economic Growth

      • Morten Arisson
      Pages 143-149
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 151-167

About this book

This book offers a structured, deductive approach to Austrian investing, beginning with an analysis of the current investing paradigm. There are five economic concepts on which the Austrian School of Economics has a unique view: Entrepreneurship, Class Probability, Capital, the Interest Rate, and Institutions. This book explains, lesson by lesson, how each of theseshapes our thinking about investing. If we follow them through their logical consequences, they leave us with a unique approach to investing. Except for the theory of probability, there has not been a comprehensive analysis of the linkages between these concepts, when it comes to investing. Although they would have been obvious to the average investor before the age of democracy, since the French and American revolutions, government interventions have steadily transformed the way we think about them (and the way we invest). Above all, Entrepreneurship and Institutions are downplayed today, while investors use Case Probability, and confuse the concepts of Money and Capital.

This book offers a historical review of these interventions, to shed light on how we went from what was common sense to the status quo. Offering a sometimes technical analysis, the book examines a series of fundamental investment fallacies, their origins and how not to fall for them.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Credit Portfolio Manager, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Morten Arisson

About the author

Morten Arisson is a Canadian economist, with a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. He has experience in credit portfolio management, private equity and strategy consulting.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Investing in the Age of Democracy

  • Book Subtitle: Ten Lessons in Applied Austrian Economics

  • Authors: Morten Arisson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95903-0

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-95902-3Published: 20 September 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-95903-0Published: 06 September 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 167

  • Number of Illustrations: 36 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Popular Science in Finance, Investments and Securities, International Economics

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eBook USD 19.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 24.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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