The Skyscraper Curse


The Skyscraper Curse: And How Austrian Economics Predicted Every Major Economic Crisis of the Last Century
by Mark Thornton

This book covers three primary topics: Austrian Business Cycle Theory, Cantillon Effects, and the Skyscraper Curse. The common thread is the economic havoc caused by artificially low interest rates, including price inflation and greater economic inequality.

The author also sheds light on the dominating force funding economics research in the United States, presumably controlling the narrative and suppressing dissenting analysis.

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