983 classic works of Austrian economics and liberty. Free, Creative Commons, forever.

This is the complete free library of Austrian economics and classical liberalism that was open-sourced from Mises.org between 2009 and 2014. Every title is Creative Commons: read it online or download the PDF, EPUB, or MOBI at no cost.

Start with the foundational writers and read their collected works: Ludwig von Mises, Murray N. Rothbard, Friedrich A. Hayek, Henry Hazlitt, Frederic Bastiat, Carl Menger, Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk. The shelf above gathers short classics like Economics in One Lesson, Anatomy of the State, and The Anti-Capitalistic Mentality, or you can browse all 983 books, 17 journals, and 182 lecture series.

Is this the Mises Institute?

No. This is an independent archive of the Creative Commons library that was published on Mises.org and open-sourced between 2009 and 2014. The works are redistributed under their original Creative Commons licenses.

Are the books really free?

Yes. Every book, journal issue, and lecture is free to read online and to download. The collection is Creative Commons, so you may copy, share, and re-host the works with attribution.

What formats can I download?

Books come as PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and HTML where those editions exist. Journals are PDF. Courses include MP3 audio and MP4 or WMV video that you can stream or download.

What is Austrian economics?

Austrian economics is a school of economic thought founded by Carl Menger and developed by Ludwig von Mises, Friedrich Hayek, and Murray Rothbard. It stresses human action, subjective value, and the role of prices in coordinating an economy. This archive collects its primary texts.