Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The universities in Europe are strongly biased towards the Austrian School of Economics

Dr Marc Faber visited recently the Faculty of Economics at the university of Zurich from where he graduated and he talked about his memories and how it was at this university that he got influenced by the Austrian School of Economics thinking : The professors we had were really world class ...I have learned how to write about something you do not know anything about , starting with a paper with no knowledge we have to go ans get knowledge to collect the information and then to write the paper , secondly I think I had some professor that influenced me in my thinking , because in America you have more the American school of economics whereas here in Europe particularly in Zurich we had strong biased towards the Austrian School of Economics that has influenced my thinking greatly ....Click Here to watch the full Interview >>>>

Dr. Marc Faber Tomorrow's Gold







Dr Marc Faber was born in Zurich, Switzerland. He went to school in Geneva and Zurich and finished high school with the Matura. He studied Economics at the University of Zurich and, at the age of 24, obtained a PhD in Economics magna cum laude. Between 1970 and 1978, Dr Faber worked for White Weld & Company Limited in New York, Zurich and Hong Kong. Since 1973, he has lived in Hong Kong. From 1978 to February 1990, he was the Managing Director of Drexel Burnham Lambert (HK) Ltd. In June 1990, he set up his own business, which acts as an investment advisor and fund manager.