Ayn Rand was a staunch defender of patents, arguing that they protect the little guy and give entrepreneurs time to establish themselves in the market. Today, patent law shields ideas from imitation—effectively “taking them away” from entrepreneurs—for up to twenty years. Intellectual property has undeniably created opportunity and wealth for many. And yet the system…
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LVMI-Europe starts with a Book Review Club as a service for its members. We will read and discuss books written by important economists who are inspired by the paradigm of the Austrian School of Economics. Members will have the opportunity to learn from and discuss books with other members in on-line sessions organized by LVMI-Europe.…
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Are there enough people? In many countries around the world, governments are concerned about demographic ageing. This is happening in Asian countries such as Japan and China. In Europe, countries such as Italy and Hungary face the same trend, as do Germany and the Netherlands. In many of these countries, governments are calling for policies…
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Mrs. Godart-van der Kroon founded LVMI-Europe in October 2001 and for 25 years she was the driving force behind our non-partisan think tank that promotes the Austrian School of Economics. We will proudly celebrate this milestone and Mrs. Godart-van der Kroon invites the members of the Institute, and everyone who is interested, to this dinner…
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The next cohort of Austrian School of Economics theory lectures will start in September. At LVMI-Europe we are offering 6 lectures about the Austrian School theories of prices and interest rates and how the economy is (negatively) impacted by government and central bank interferences. For the next lectures September 2026 we are looking for again…
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There is a new Mises institute in Sweden! The recently started institute is lead by Jacob D. Ott and focuses on policy. Their goal is to get young people in Sweden and Scandinavia interested in liberty again. Make libertarian ideals the new wave and privatizations an important political question again. Visit www.mises-institutet.com
Newsletter 2026
On July 13, 7.30pm, our newly appointed LVMI-Europe President will host a Teams meeting for our first Quarterly Economic Review. As this is our first review we will take a longer term perspective on monetary indicators, debt levels and central bank metrics and zoom in on Q2 financial markets developments, including gold and the potentially…
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Madrid, October 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 2026 Submission deadline: July 31st, 2026 The Faculty of Political Economy of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, in cooperation with the Master Program in Economics of the Austrian School, is holding its tenth annual conference on Austrian Economics. The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars…
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Speaker: Per Bylund, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Johnny D. Pope Chair in the School of Entrepreneurship in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State, USA Organizer: the Ludwig Mises Institute Europe Moderator: Johan Vranckx, Secretary of the Ludwig von Mises Institute Europe. Date: April 14, 2026 Time: 6.30 pm (CET) -7.30 pm (CET)…
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Save the date! Dear Sir/madam With this message I want to ask you to save the date for the upcoming event: “Better Regulation. The influence of bureaucracy reconsidered” Towards A Bolder, Simpler, Faster Union? A Martens Centre event with the participation of Mr. Max Rangeley, member of the LVMI Europe Advisory Board. Date: February 4,…
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