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Comment author: Nic_Smith 14 January 2011 06:41:01PM 1 point [-]

Indeed. They have many good ideas, but more than a fair share of bad ones too, and the absolute worst ideas seem to be at the very core of the school of thought. "Awful Austrians" states the case pretty well, also worth looking at is Bryan Caplan's "Why I Am Not an Austrian Economist"

Comment author: jsalvatier 16 January 2011 01:10:38AM 1 point [-]

There's also an entertaining back and forth between Caplan and Walter Block (an Austrian) which expands on that essay (http://lesswrong.com/lw/ar/awful_austrians/35kn). I'd say Caplan wins decisively.