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Book discussed and 7-part video series: https://www.libertarianism.org/books/austrian-economics-introduction

0:00 - Rothbard Quote

0:51 - What is economics?

2:14 - What makes the Austrian School of economics unique?

3:14 - What is an accurate way of measuring wealth in a given society?

4:37 - Why are some countries poor and others wealthy?

7:16 - How can we increase access to products and services to those in lower income brackets while increasing quality - healthcare and housing?

13:20 - Why do Austrians oppose regulation?

15:46 - Do Austrians assume perfect knowledge?

18:04 - What about monopolies & cartels?

23:45 - Subjective value

24:54 - Labor Theory of Value

26:45 - Centrally planning - difference between corporations and governments

29:19 - Competitive currencies - Spontaneous order

31:44 - Spontaneous order in law

33:18 - Do disastrous situations justify the existence of a state?

35:17 - A Priori reasoning vs. Empirical evidence

38:30 - Real world examples

40:50 - Wealth vs. Dignity

42:54 - Why wages rise

46:04 - The “free” mindset

49:55 - Competition - the Austrian approach as a process

52:59 - Eugen von Bohm-Bawerk contributions

53:32 - Is employment and profit exploitation?