Economic Growth
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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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Trump’s ‘Broken Windows’ Economy
Today’s trade rhetoric, full of ‘historic deals,’ obscures the real question: are these policies making America richer or poorer?
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The Cities with the Fastest Declining Rent Have This in Common
Austin and Atlanta have pulled off something rare: rent declines. Their rapid construction and intentional growth offer a model for the rest of the country.
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Denying the Affordability Crisis Won’t Change the Data
American households are hurting. With wage growth lagging and inflation compounding, no amount of presidential bluster can mask the math.
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Saudi Arabia Didn’t Learn Anything From China’s ‘Ghost Cities’
Cities cannot be engineered from above — only grown from real human demand.
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What the Economics of Envy Can’t Answer
Forced redistribution dominates public discourse about wealth inequality, yet much of the debate overlooks how people earn, trade, innovate, and create value.
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What Uber and AirBnB Really Sell: Sharing with Transaction Costs Slashed
Platforms make on-demand access a real alternative to ownership, by reducing the three core transaction costs of sharing with strangers.
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America’s Next Industrial Geography: Wherever the Power Is Cheap
Data centers will power the next century, but the grid isn’t ready. The quest for capacity is reorganizing political alliances and showing up in rate hikes.
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To Reach ‘Peak Human,’ Let Freedom Fuel Civilization
Could radical openness save civilization? Johan Norberg’s ‘Peak Human’ offers a humanist vision of progress grounded in freedom and exchange.
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Virtuous Cycles of Development: Why Institutions Matter More Than Aid
With “abundance” back in the policy lexicon, the real challenge is understanding what sustains growth: private enterprise, rule of law, and secure ownership.
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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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•
Trump’s ‘Broken Windows’ Economy
Today’s trade rhetoric, full of ‘historic deals,’ obscures the real question: are these policies making America richer or poorer?
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The Cities with the Fastest Declining Rent Have This in Common
Austin and Atlanta have pulled off something rare: rent declines. Their rapid construction and intentional growth offer a model for the rest of the country.
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Denying the Affordability Crisis Won’t Change the Data
American households are hurting. With wage growth lagging and inflation compounding, no amount of presidential bluster can mask the math.
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•
Saudi Arabia Didn’t Learn Anything From China’s ‘Ghost Cities’
Cities cannot be engineered from above — only grown from real human demand.
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What the Economics of Envy Can’t Answer
Forced redistribution dominates public discourse about wealth inequality, yet much of the debate overlooks how people earn, trade, innovate, and create value.
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•
What Uber and AirBnB Really Sell: Sharing with Transaction Costs Slashed
Platforms make on-demand access a real alternative to ownership, by reducing the three core transaction costs of sharing with strangers.
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America’s Next Industrial Geography: Wherever the Power Is Cheap
Data centers will power the next century, but the grid isn’t ready. The quest for capacity is reorganizing political alliances and showing up in rate hikes.
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•
To Reach ‘Peak Human,’ Let Freedom Fuel Civilization
Could radical openness save civilization? Johan Norberg’s ‘Peak Human’ offers a humanist vision of progress grounded in freedom and exchange.
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•
Virtuous Cycles of Development: Why Institutions Matter More Than Aid
With “abundance” back in the policy lexicon, the real challenge is understanding what sustains growth: private enterprise, rule of law, and secure ownership.