Call for papers · Special issue

Economics Beyond: Cultural and Societal Influences of Economic Intervention

Guest editor: Dr. Jeffery L. Degner, American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), Massachusetts, USA

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Mises Journal (e-ISSN 2594-9187) is the international forum for the discussion of libertarian ideas in the Southern Hemisphere. We provide an interdisciplinary outlet for researchers interested in the Austro-libertarian views of law, economics and philosophy. This special issue builds on an idea voiced by F. A. Hayek:

“Nobody can be a great economist who is only an economist — and I am even tempted to add that the economist who is only an economist is likely to become a nuisance if not a positive danger.”

— F. A. Hayek, “The Dilemma of Specialization” (1956).

The issue provides an avenue for scholars to discuss the broader impact of economic intervention upon culture, broadly understood. This topic is at the core of recent discussions within the Austrian School, classical liberal traditions and related disciplines (Ammous, 2021; Degner, 2025; Foss et al., 2026; Hülsmann, 2022; Klein et al., 2022; Sinnicks & Bernacchio, 2026), and much remains to be explored.

Topics of interest

• The influence of monetary, fiscal and regulatory intervention on culture and society, including but not limited to:
  • Health outcomes
  • Educational attainment
  • Family formation
  • Violence and security
  • Fertility choices
  • Deaths of despair
  • Arts, literature and recreation
• Philosophical grounds of the problems of interventionism in a country or region
• Law and legislative approaches to allegedly pro-family policy
• Self-regulation vs. market-based regulation
• Political philosophy and theory
• The culture of entrepreneurship and productivity
• Issues of economic history and culture, describing the roles of:
  • Monetary policy
  • Economic development
  • Employment
  • Economic crises
  • Capital formation
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Business cycles
• Debates and discussions between different approaches to governance

Important dates

• April 15, 2027: submission deadline
• By early May 2027: editor’s evaluation and first response to authors
• By June 30, 2027: reviewers’ comments sent to authors
• By July 31, 2027: authors’ revisions due
• August 2027: issue launch
• Fall 2027: publication

Special issue submissions

We follow the Mises Journal’s submission guidelines, available on our website. All submissions go through the regular peer-review process and should be relevant to an international and multidisciplinary readership. Manuscripts presented at conferences but not yet published in journals are welcome.

When submitting, choose the section “Special Issue 2027”. See the author guidelines.

Regular submissions

If your working paper does not fit this special issue, we encourage you to submit it as a regular paper: the journal receives submissions on a rolling basis.

Contact

• Guest editor: Dr. Jeffery L. Degner, American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), Massachusetts, USA. jeffery.degner@aier.org
• Managing editor: Dr. Adriano Paranaíba, IFGO, Brazil. paranaiba@mises.org.br
• Managing editor: Dr. Fernando D’Andrea, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA. fernando.dandrea@erau.edu

For queries, email the editors.

References

Ammous, S. (2021). The fiat standard: The debt slavery alternative to human civilization. Saif House.

Degner, J. L. (2025). Inflation and the family: Monetary policy’s impact on household life. Palgrave Macmillan. https://link.springer.com/book/9783031812040

Foss, N. J., Klein, P. G., Holmes, R. M., & Terjesen, S. (2026). Capitalism, socialism, and management and organization scholarship. Journal of Management Studies, 63(4), 1983–1999. https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.70019

Hayek, F. A. (1956). The dilemma of specialization. In L. D. White (Ed.), The state of the social sciences. University of Chicago Press.

Hülsmann, J. G. (2022). How inflation destroys civilization. Ludwig von Mises Institute.

Klein, P. G., Holmes, R. M., Foss, N., Terjesen, S., & Pepe, J. (2022). Capitalism, cronyism, and management scholarship: A call for clarity. Academy of Management Perspectives, 36(1), 6–29. https://doi.org/10.5465/amp.2019.0198

Sinnicks, M., & Bernacchio, C. (2026). Whither conservative business ethics? Addressing the puzzling absence of conservative thought in business ethics. Journal of Business Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-026-06472-9