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    Who Benefits from Federally Subsidized College Loans?

    One important economic topic in the U.S. is the cost of higher education. College is a pathway to economic opportunity for many Americans, but tuition costs cause many Americans to begin their adult lives in debt. Student debt in the U.S. is over $1.3 trillion. In recent years, it has been common for politicians of…

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    AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative: Sustained Learning

      I have been reflecting on the legacy of AIER’s founder, Col. E.C. Harwood, who encouraged “the educational aspects of the Institute’s work to be specifically aimed at teachers.” In my previous blog I started to assess how AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative (TTI) fulfills the criteria of high-quality professional development. As I promised, I would like…

  • The Federal Debt is Near an All-time High

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    The Federal Debt is Near an All-time High

    Throughout its history, AIER has pointed out the dangers of excessive amounts of both private and public debt.

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    Exemplary Professional Development: What is It?

      In order to expand, enhance, and further develop AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative (TTI) program, we are continuously researching best practices and contemporary pedagogical innovations in the teachers’ professional development space in order to apply them to our programming. I came across the recent report, “Bridging the Gap: Paving the Pathway from Current Practice to Exemplary…

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    Federal Funding in Each State

    Source: WalletHub   One interesting economic topic in the United States is how federal funding is distributed among the states. This is a regular point of contention for two reasons. First, federal officials of either party sometimes clash with states on the use of federal funds. Second, an apparent irony is often pointed out, using…

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    Following the Direction of Col. E.C. Harwood in Education

        AIER’s founder, Col. E. C. Harwood, encouraged students to apply the knowledge they gained in their university classrooms to the research projects they were assigned at AIER. He called this “fieldwork.” With this legacy, during the 2017 Winter Program, students immersed themselves in the practice of economic analysis under the guidance of AIER’s…

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    Government involvement in credit markets: The FHA reverses plans to cut insurance premiums.

    The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) backs millions of mortgages for consumers who would otherwise struggle to obtain credit from private lenders. FHA lending standards are more lenient than private lenders such as banks and credit unions. Consumers with low credit scores and little in savings often seek FHA loans. Traditionally a private lender requires a…

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    Learning as a Core Skill

    A recent Special Report of “The Economist” was dedicated to the topic of lifelong learning and new labor-market conditions that require employees to have the ability to keep learning, be intellectually curious, and develop a “growth mindset.” The report mentioned technological change, online education, and new approaches to career planning as factors affecting the demand…

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    Cause and Control of the Business Cycle Today

    The Great Recession was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Like the Depression, the Great Recession was precipitated by a combination of excessive credit creation and misguided government policy. Excessive credit, or purchasing media, makes people feel wealthier than they really are, triggering unsustainable consumption. For decades, AIER has pointed to excessive credit…

  • Land Value in Pennsylvania: A Practical Application

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    Land Value in Pennsylvania: A Practical Application

    I was recently reading AIER founder E.C. Harwood’s “Useful Economics,” which can be accessed online through our website’s Harwood Economics tab , when I came across a particularly interesting passage. In Chapter XIII, “Practical Applications,” Col. Harwood was discussing the role that taxes on site values, meaning taxes on the unimproved value of land, play…

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    Who Benefits from Federally Subsidized College Loans?

    One important economic topic in the U.S. is the cost of higher education. College is a pathway to economic opportunity for many Americans, but tuition costs cause many Americans to begin their adult lives in debt. Student debt in the U.S. is over $1.3 trillion. In recent years, it has been common for politicians of…

  • •

    AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative: Sustained Learning

      I have been reflecting on the legacy of AIER’s founder, Col. E.C. Harwood, who encouraged “the educational aspects of the Institute’s work to be specifically aimed at teachers.” In my previous blog I started to assess how AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative (TTI) fulfills the criteria of high-quality professional development. As I promised, I would like…

  • The Federal Debt is Near an All-time High

    •

    The Federal Debt is Near an All-time High

    Throughout its history, AIER has pointed out the dangers of excessive amounts of both private and public debt.

  • •

    Exemplary Professional Development: What is It?

      In order to expand, enhance, and further develop AIER’s Teach-the-Teachers Initiative (TTI) program, we are continuously researching best practices and contemporary pedagogical innovations in the teachers’ professional development space in order to apply them to our programming. I came across the recent report, “Bridging the Gap: Paving the Pathway from Current Practice to Exemplary…

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    Federal Funding in Each State

    Source: WalletHub   One interesting economic topic in the United States is how federal funding is distributed among the states. This is a regular point of contention for two reasons. First, federal officials of either party sometimes clash with states on the use of federal funds. Second, an apparent irony is often pointed out, using…

  • •

    Following the Direction of Col. E.C. Harwood in Education

        AIER’s founder, Col. E. C. Harwood, encouraged students to apply the knowledge they gained in their university classrooms to the research projects they were assigned at AIER. He called this “fieldwork.” With this legacy, during the 2017 Winter Program, students immersed themselves in the practice of economic analysis under the guidance of AIER’s…

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    Government involvement in credit markets: The FHA reverses plans to cut insurance premiums.

    The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) backs millions of mortgages for consumers who would otherwise struggle to obtain credit from private lenders. FHA lending standards are more lenient than private lenders such as banks and credit unions. Consumers with low credit scores and little in savings often seek FHA loans. Traditionally a private lender requires a…

  • •

    Learning as a Core Skill

    A recent Special Report of “The Economist” was dedicated to the topic of lifelong learning and new labor-market conditions that require employees to have the ability to keep learning, be intellectually curious, and develop a “growth mindset.” The report mentioned technological change, online education, and new approaches to career planning as factors affecting the demand…

  • •

    Cause and Control of the Business Cycle Today

    The Great Recession was the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Like the Depression, the Great Recession was precipitated by a combination of excessive credit creation and misguided government policy. Excessive credit, or purchasing media, makes people feel wealthier than they really are, triggering unsustainable consumption. For decades, AIER has pointed to excessive credit…

  • Land Value in Pennsylvania: A Practical Application

    •

    Land Value in Pennsylvania: A Practical Application

    I was recently reading AIER founder E.C. Harwood’s “Useful Economics,” which can be accessed online through our website’s Harwood Economics tab , when I came across a particularly interesting passage. In Chapter XIII, “Practical Applications,” Col. Harwood was discussing the role that taxes on site values, meaning taxes on the unimproved value of land, play…