Austrian Business Cycle Theory (ABCT) provides a framework for understanding economic fluctuations, particularly how monetary policy and interest rates influence investment and capital valuation.

This concept of a crack-up boom was developed by Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises as a part of the Austrian business cycle theory (ABCT). The crack-up boom is characterized by two key features ...

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