Austrian Economics, as stated, 1870s-present
19th Century · stated scope
Austrian Economics is a school of economic thought originating in Vienna in the 1870s, associated with the work of Carl Menger and later figures such as Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek. It operates within academic and policy circles across Europe and North America from the late nineteenth century to the present. Its principal associations include marginal utility theory, methodological individualism, the business cycle theory, and the critique of central economic planning.
Cluster:Liberty First
Liberty is the defining elevation, with Consent & Anti-Coercion running high beside it; Authority & Hierarchy sits low. Individual freedom leads the profile rather than any collective commitment.
Full profile
All 22 dimensions in one fixed order, grouped by the contrast axis each feeds, so any two entities can be read side by side. Switch to “By axis” to group them by the axis each feeds.
Neighbors
- 1Anarcho-capitalism, as stated, 20th c.-presentDistance: 15Compare
- 2The Road to Serfdom (Hayek), as stated, 1944Distance: 17Compare
- 3Neoliberalism, as stated, late 20th c.-presentDistance: 19Compare
- 4Chicago School Economics, as stated, 1950s-presentDistance: 19Compare
- 5Libertarianism, as stated, 20th c.-presentDistance: 19Compare
The Three Axes (Detail)
Each bar is one pole’s pull, pointing the way it pushes the result. The dot is where the two pulls add up.