Vienna and Chicago friends or foes : A tale of two schools of free market economics Introduction : Vienna and Chicago a tale of two schools Old and new Vienna : the rise fall and rebirth of the Austrian school The imperialistic Chicago school Methodenstreit : should a theory be empirically tested Gold vs. fiat money : what is the ideal monetary standard Macroeconomics the Great Depression and the business cycle Antitrust public choice and political economy : what is the proper role of government Who are the great economists Faith and reason in capitalism The future of free market economics : how far is Vienna from Chicago