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The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle

The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle is a free lecture series (6 recordings, 2.8 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 5 speakers.

Booms and Busts

Read the book: The 'Austrian' Theory of the Trade Cycle by Ludwig von Mises, free to download here.

Recorded lectures

Lectures

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  1. 01

    The Austrian Theory in Perspective 2008

    Roger W. Garrison · 27:32 · 6.3 MB · Recorded 15 July 2008

    Austrian Economics Overview

    Read the transcript 3,585 words

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  2. 02

    The "Austrian" Theory of the Trade Cycle 2008

    Ludwig von Mises · 15:29 · 3.6 MB · Recorded 15 July 2008

    Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness Cycles

    Read the transcript 2,453 words

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  3. 03

    Money and the Business Cycle 2008

    Gottfried Haberler · 40:08 · 9.2 MB · Recorded 15 July 2008

    Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesMoney and Banking

    Read the transcript 6,375 words

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  4. 04

    Economic Depressions: Their Cause and Cure 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 43:47 · 10.0 MB · Recorded 17 July 2008

    Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness CyclesInterventionism

    Read the transcript 6,366 words

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  5. 05

    Can We Still Avoid Inflation? 2008

    Friedrich A. Hayek · 28:53 · 6.6 MB · Recorded 18 July 2008

    Austrian Economics OverviewInterventionismMonetary Theory

    Read the transcript 4,434 words

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  6. 06

    The Austrian Theory: A Summary 2008

    Roger W. Garrison · 14:04 · 3.2 MB · Recorded 18 July 2008

    Austrian Economics OverviewBusiness Cycles

    Read the transcript 2,018 words

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Recording dates and topics for 6 of these 6 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle, checked 2026-08-04.

Questions

About this series

Is The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle free to listen to?
Yes. All 6 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
How long is The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle?
6 recordings, 2.8 hours in total.
When was The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle recorded?
2008, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
Is the book behind The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle available here?
Yes. The 'Austrian' Theory of the Trade Cycle by Ludwig von Mises is in this archive as a free download, on its own page.
Is there a transcript of The Austrian Theory of the Trade Cycle?
Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 25,231 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.