The bloggers:
Pete Boettke, George Mason University, pboettke@gmu.edu Chris Coyne, West Virginia University, chris.coyne@mail.wvu.edu Peter Leeson, George Mason University, pleeson@gmu.edu Fred Sautet, George Mason University, fsautet@gmu.edu Our motivation:In 1891 the American Academy of Political and Social Science invited Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk to summarize the theoretical insights and practical implications of the Austrian School of Economics for an English language audience largely ignorant of these developments in modern political economy. He titled his essay "The Austrian Economists."
We have taken that title ourselves, and our purpose will be similar though we assume that our audience will more or less have heard of the scientific, public policy and ideological importance of the Austrian School of Economics. However, it is our opinon that there are many confusions in the academic discourse about the relevance of the core insights of Menger, Bohm-Bawerk, Mises, Hayek, Lachmann, Rothbard and Kirzner. It is our aim to clarify these confusions and demonstrate the continuing relevance of this tradition of economics and political economy for academic and public policy debates.