John Phelan
John Phelan is an Economist at Center of the American Experiment. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics, and worked for ten years at Capital Economics in London. He has been widely published on economic topics in popular media and in the journal Economic Affairs.
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An Aging, Shrinking Population: Must a Smaller World Be Poorer?
Humanity is approaching an unprecedented demographic turn. Can productivity outrun population decline?
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Japan’s Debt Crisis Is a Global Warning
Japan can watch debt-service costs consume its budget, or suppress rates and risk inflation. Decades of borrowing have eliminated the easy options.
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Why Fascists Admired Keynes’s Economics
Keynes saw centralized economic direction as an improvement on market coordination. This provided cover to later corporatist authoritarians who wanted to control every aspect of life.
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Brexit 10 Years Later: The Economic Collapse That Never Happened
Voters were warned that leaving the EU would trigger recession, mass unemployment, and lasting economic decline. Comparing Britain’s performance with its G7 peers suggests a more nuanced picture.
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Minnesota Joins Wealth Tax Push—Despite Their Risks
Minnesota lawmakers are pursuing a wealth tax, despite evidence it will drive out taxpayers and erode the tax base.
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State Economic Policy Is Shaping Electoral Destiny — That’s Bad News for Team Blue
States with higher taxes and heavier regulation are losing residents. That shuffle could reshape national political power for decades to come.
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Can Immigration Address America’s Fiscal Nightmare? It Depends
High-skilled workers tend to strengthen government budgets, while low-skilled immigration can add fiscal pressure. The composition of immigration matters as much as the number.
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US Economic Growth Looks Slow — Until You Compare It to Europe’s
Over the past decade, the United States has outperformed every other G7 nation. Key measures show why the US is not just getting bigger, but also growing richer.
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Capping Card Interest Rates Won’t Make Credit Cheaper
APR caps may sound consumer-friendly, but price caps just serve to cut off vulnerable households from legitimate lenders.
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The UK Becomes a Case Study in How Not to Fix a Floundering Economy
Britain’s budget “fixes” reveal how fast a nation can worsen its finances by treating a supply-side problem as a demand-side one.
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An Aging, Shrinking Population: Must a Smaller World Be Poorer?
Humanity is approaching an unprecedented demographic turn. Can productivity outrun population decline?
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•
Japan’s Debt Crisis Is a Global Warning
Japan can watch debt-service costs consume its budget, or suppress rates and risk inflation. Decades of borrowing have eliminated the easy options.
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•
Why Fascists Admired Keynes’s Economics
Keynes saw centralized economic direction as an improvement on market coordination. This provided cover to later corporatist authoritarians who wanted to control every aspect of life.
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•
Brexit 10 Years Later: The Economic Collapse That Never Happened
Voters were warned that leaving the EU would trigger recession, mass unemployment, and lasting economic decline. Comparing Britain’s performance with its G7 peers suggests a more nuanced picture.
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•
Minnesota Joins Wealth Tax Push—Despite Their Risks
Minnesota lawmakers are pursuing a wealth tax, despite evidence it will drive out taxpayers and erode the tax base.
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•
State Economic Policy Is Shaping Electoral Destiny — That’s Bad News for Team Blue
States with higher taxes and heavier regulation are losing residents. That shuffle could reshape national political power for decades to come.
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•
Can Immigration Address America’s Fiscal Nightmare? It Depends
High-skilled workers tend to strengthen government budgets, while low-skilled immigration can add fiscal pressure. The composition of immigration matters as much as the number.
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•
US Economic Growth Looks Slow — Until You Compare It to Europe’s
Over the past decade, the United States has outperformed every other G7 nation. Key measures show why the US is not just getting bigger, but also growing richer.
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•
Capping Card Interest Rates Won’t Make Credit Cheaper
APR caps may sound consumer-friendly, but price caps just serve to cut off vulnerable households from legitimate lenders.
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•
The UK Becomes a Case Study in How Not to Fix a Floundering Economy
Britain’s budget “fixes” reveal how fast a nation can worsen its finances by treating a supply-side problem as a demand-side one.