“The aim was to regulate the value of money by increasing or diminishing the quantity of it. The effects of these measures appeared to provide an inductive proof of the correctness of this superficial version of the Quantity Theory, and incidentally concealed the weaknesses of its logic.”

Austrian economist and social theorist of the early-to-mid 20th century, Ludwig von Mises is best known for his rigorous defense of classical liberalism and free-market economics. His work in praxeology—an a priori method of social science—shaped modern libertarian thought, while his critiques of socialism and central planning remain foundational in economic theory.