ECONOMY AND ECONOMICS

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Balabkins, Nicholas; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: THE GERMAN HISTORICAL SHOOL OF ECONOMICS, Carmichael & Carmichael, Nashville, TN, 1988- In the middle and late 1800's a group of German university professors developed the study of economics as a historical discipline emphasizing careful analysis of real-world circumstances rather than abstract "principle" and "laws". 3 hours

Davidson, Paul; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: STRUGGLE OVER THE KEYNESIAN HERITAGE, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1988- Discusses the struggle in the economics profession to digest and refine Keyne's economic system. 3 hours

Diamond, Arthur D.; GREAT ECONOMIC: FRANK KNIGHT AND THE CHICAGO SCHOOL, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1988- Presentation on Frank Knight who fathered the "Chicago School" of economics. 3 hours

Dent, Harry S., Jr.; THE ROARING 2000s: BUIDLING THE WEALTH AND LIFESTYLE YOU DESIRE IN THE GREATEST BOOM IN HISTORY, Harry S. Dent, Jr., Simon & Schuster, New York, New York, 1998- The author focuses on the full spectrum of changes that will follow in the burgeoning turn-of-the-century economy.  According to the author, during the next ten years, how we work and live will change more drastically than in any other time of our history. The convergence of the mainstreaming Internet and other technologies and the peak spending years of the aging baby boomers will result in the greatest boom in history since the Roaring Twenties. 2 tapes/3 hours

Dolan, Ken; Dolan, Doria; STRAIGHT TALK ON MONEY, Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1993- A guide to family money management. 2 hours

Figgie, Harry E.; BANKRUPTCY 1995: THE COMING COLLAPSE OF AMERICA AND HOW TO STOP IT, Dove Audio, Beverly Hills, California , 1993; An industrialist explains how we got into debt as a nation and what national bankruptcy will mean. He provides a detailed plan of action geared to avoid the crisis.

Fremont Emerging Markets Fund, DISCUSSION WITH HENRY THORNTON, PORTFOLIO MANAGER, First Fund Distributors, Inc., San Francisco, CA, March 17, 1998. one tape

Glahe, Fred Dr.; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: THE KEYNISIAN REVOLUTION, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1988- A presentation on Maynard Keynes who introduced a view of capitalism that was to dominate the profession. His analysis led directly to active government policies for stimulating demand including deficit spending.. 3 hours

Graham, Benjamin, THE INTELLIGENT INVESTOR, Harper Collins, New York, NY, 1996 Classic text on value investing; conveys the basic principles of Graham's enormously successful and popular approach to investing.

Hazlitt, Henry; ECONOMICS IN ONE LESSON: THE SHORTEST AND SUREST WAY TO UNDERSTAND BASIC ECONOMICS, Blackstone Audiobooks, Ashland, Oregon, 1996- Read by Jeff Riggenbach, the author explains basic truths about economics and the economic fallacies responsible for unemployment, inflation, high taxes, and recession.  The destructive effects of taxes, rent and price controls, inflation, trade restrictions, and minimum wages are illustrated.  The author also writes about classical liberal thinkers such as John Locke, Adam Smith, Thomas Jefferson, and John Stuart Mill. 5 tapes

Hébert, Robert; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: ALFRED MARSHALL & NEOCLASSICISM, Carmichael & Carmichael, Nashville, TN, 1988- A presentation on Alfred Marshall (1842-1924), a British economics professor that developed economics into a more rigorous, professional discipline than ever before. 3 hours

Jacobs, Vernon, CPA, SECRETS OF THE GREAT INVESTORS, TAXES, ESTATE PLANNING, AND ASSET PROTECTION, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., 1997. Ideas on planning how to accumulate wealth, invest well and protect yourself against losses stemming from poor tax planning, vulnerability to lawsuits, property forfeiture laws, and probate.

Kerzner, Israel; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: EARLY AUSTRIAN ECONOMICS, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1988- Discusses Carl Menger, Eugen von Böhm-Bawreck, and other pioneers in Vienna who revolutionized the theory of economic value in the late 19th century. Their work opened new avenues for understanding economic goals and motivations. 3 hours

Klamer, Arjo Dr.; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: MONETARISM & SUPPLY SIDE ECONOMICS, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1988- Discusses two schools of thought regarding economics that have emerged in the late 20th century. Monetarism sees the market as an efficient allocator of society's scarce resources, provided that government does not exercise discretionary power over the nation's money supply. Supply siders emphasize the importance of incentives for individual workers and investors, and advocate measures to improve economic performance.. 3 hours

Lynas, Austin, SECRETS OF THE GREAT INVESTORS, DEAL MAKERS, BROKERS, AND BANKERS, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., 1997. Explains in understandable language, the strategies, tactics, and principles that have produced great wealth.

Moss, Laurence, S. Dr.; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: JOSEPH SCHUMPTER AND DYNAMIC ECONOMIC CHANGE, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1988- Presentation on Joseph Schumpter who saw capitalism as a system of dynamic change- a process of "creative destruction" that interrupts existing equilibrium conditions. 3 hours

Peterson, William H.; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: THE AUSTRIAN CASE FOR THE FREE MARKET PROCESS, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1988- Discusses how great thinkers, Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek worked to defend the idea of free markets in an era that favored economic control by governments. 3 hours

Peterson, William; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: THORSTEIN VEBLEN AND INSTITUTIONALISM, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN- Presentation of Thorstein Veblen who saw capitalism as an inadequate provider of social balance. 3 hours

Ramsay, David; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: KARL MARX: DAS KAPITAL, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1988- Discusses Karl Marx's DAS KAPITAL where capitalism is viewed as the systematic exploitation of workers by owners of capital. 3 hours

Saler, Thomas D. and Dykstra, Mary, SECRETS OF THE GREAT INVESTORS, STOCKS FRAUDS, MANIPULATIONS, AND INSIDER TRADING. The issue essentially is how fair and equitable trading can be maintained despite great differences among traders in their knowledge of a company's affairs.

SECRETS OF THE GREAT INVESTORS; GOLD, HARD MONEY, AND FINANCIAL GURUS, Knowledge Products, Nashville, TN, 1997, Fredrich Hayek, Roger Babson, Arnold Bernhard.

SECRETS OF THE GREAT INVESTORS; FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS, VALUE INVESTING AND GROWTH INVESTING, Knowledge Products, Nashville, TN, 1997, T. Rowe Price and Benjamin Graham.

SECRETS OF THE GREAT INVESTORS;BARGAIN HUNTERS, CONTRARIANS, CYCLES AND WAVES, Knowledge Products, Nashville, TN, 1997, David Dreman, Humphrey Neill, Charles Dow, Roger Babson

SECRETS OF THE GREAT INVESTORS; SWISS GNOMES AND GLOBAL INVESTING, Knowledge Products, Nashville, TN, 1997

SECRETS OF THE GREAT INVESTORS; TECHNICAL TRADERS AND COMMODITY SPECULATORS, Knowledge Products, Nashville, TN, 1997, Ralph Nelson Elliott, William Gann.

SECRETS OF THE GREAT INVESTORS; CRASHES, BOOMS, PANICS AND GOVERNMENT REGULATION, Knowledge Products, Nashville, TN, 1997, J.P. Morgan, Alan Greenspan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Joseph P. Kennedy.

Smith, George; High, Jack; McElroy, Wendy; ADAM SMITH: THE WEALTH OF NATIONS: PART I, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1985- Discusses the life and thought of Adam Smith and the major themes in his THE WEALTH OF NATIONS: the division of labor, the idea of an unplanned social order, and his defense of free trade. 3 hours

Sowell, Thomas; THE ECONOMICS AND POLITICS OF RACE, Classics on Tape, Ashland, OR, 1989- The author utilizes historical experience and empirical data to determine how much of each racial group's economic fate has been determined by the surrounding society and how much by internal patterns. 10 1/2 hours

Talor, Jim and Wacker, Watts, YEAR DELTA: WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WHAT COMES NEXT, Harper Collins, New York, 1997. Futurists Wacker and Taylor are ready for the collapse of traditional consumer markets, for the splintering of every current political group, every social and economic organization. Change will create opportunities for business and anyone trying to survive in the new millennium. (2 cassettes, approx 3 hours).

Walker, Donald; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: THE VISION OF LÉON WALRAS, Carmichael & Carmichael Inc., Nashville, TN, 1988- Presentation on Léon Walras who offered the first comprehensive analysis of capitalism as a system of interrelated markets, constantly tending toward benign balance. 3 hours

West, E.G. Dr.; GREAT ECONOMIC THINKERS: THE CLASSICAL ECONOMISTS, Carmichael & Carmichael, Inc., Nashville, TN, 1988- Discusses the classical writers of the 18th century: Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Matthus, John Stuart Mill and other classical economists. 3 hours

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JIM BLANCHARD’S NEW ORLEANS ’99 INVESTMENT CONFERENCE: THE GRANDDADDY OF INVESTMENT CONFERENCES, General sessions, November 3-7, 1999, Volume I, 16 tapes

 JIM BLANCHARD’S NEW ORLEANS ’99 INVESTMENT CONFERENCE: THE GRANDDADDY OF INVESTMENT CONFERENCES, General sessions, November 3-7, 1999, Volume II, 16 tapes

 JIM BLANCHARD’S NEW ORLEANS INVESTMENT CONFERENCE 25TH ANNIVERSARY 1974-1998, 12 Tapes

22nd ANNUAL REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMICS SYMPOSIUM DECEMBER 14, 1999, THE MASONIC AUDITORIUM, SAN FRANCISCO, Presented by Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics

 23rd ANNUAL REAL ESTATE AND ECONOMICS SYMPOSIUM NOVEMBER 13, 2000, ST. FRANCIS HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, Presented by Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics

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