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by n1ghtm4n 4774 days ago
Austrian School economists don't make predictions, but when they do they're right 100% of the time, except when they're wrong in which case I will remind you that Austrian School economists don't make predictions.

If you think I'm exaggerating, check out this unintentionally hilarious excerpt from the Ludwig von Mises Institute wiki. See if you can count how many times they flip-flop on whether they make predictions.

  Austrian predictions

  This page attempts to list various predictions made by
  Austrian economists about important economic and other
  developments.
  Important note: Austrian economists, as Austrian
  economists, or praxeologists, do not predict. They can
  predict not as formal economists, or praxeologists, but,
  rather, in their role as thymologists, or economic
  historians. In praxeology, A causes B, other things
  remaining the same. But, in the real world, other things
  cannot be relied upon to always remain constant. Therefore,
  predictions of the "A will necessarily lead to B" type are
  strictly prohibited. Instead, praxeologists, but not
  thymologists, must limit themselves to statements of the
  if-A then-B variety.
  With this in mind, it is interesting that Austrian
  economists have been quite successful at predicting major
  events.[1]
http://wiki.mises.org/wiki/Austrian_predictions