Economic History
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Economics of Gratitude: What New Yorkers Forgot About Prosperity
Gratitude is the first principle of prosperity. Demanding something for nothing misunderstands both economics and human nature.
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Milei’s Mandate: Argentina Bets on Austerity Again
Argentine voters handed Javier Milei a decisive win, rewarding his radical fiscal reforms. Now, the challenge shifts from crisis management to structural overhaul.
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Mayor Mamdani: Marxism on Training Wheels?
History shows us that a government empowered to dictate wages and ownership for “equality” will mutate into control over individual choices.
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Grassroots Safety Net: SNAP Gap Inspires Americans to Help Out
Food stamp failures have mobilized thousands of individuals and businesses to provide meals for the hungry. Why are we tasking the feds with this anyway?
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No, Reagan Was Not Pro-Tariff
A recent kerfuffle about the use of Reagan’s speech on trade highlights the difference between the fortieth and forty-fifth presidents.
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Colonel Harwood’s Legacy: The Engineer Who Built an Economic Institution
AIER marks the 125th birthday of our founder, as we continue to honor his conviction that a disciplined, data-driven defense of markets is a key safeguard of individual liberty.
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What Victorian London’s Oyster Crisis Can Teach Us about Environmental Regulation
Before defaulting to edicts and bans, we might first ask what is keeping private solutions from emerging.
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The 2025 Nobel in Economics and the Roots of Enduring Growth
As policymakers around the world grapple with slow productivity growth and rising populism, they would do well to revisit the insights of these laureates.
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Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
From Mao’s China to modern campuses, passions unchecked by reason have destroyed freedom and humanity alike. Leonard Read and David Hume help explain why.
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Badger of Economics: Why We Still Need the Austrian School
When mainstream economists forget that only individuals act, bad policy follows. Some economists never stopped reminding us. We ignore them at our continued peril.
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Economics of Gratitude: What New Yorkers Forgot About Prosperity
Gratitude is the first principle of prosperity. Demanding something for nothing misunderstands both economics and human nature.
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Milei’s Mandate: Argentina Bets on Austerity Again
Argentine voters handed Javier Milei a decisive win, rewarding his radical fiscal reforms. Now, the challenge shifts from crisis management to structural overhaul.
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Mayor Mamdani: Marxism on Training Wheels?
History shows us that a government empowered to dictate wages and ownership for “equality” will mutate into control over individual choices.
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Grassroots Safety Net: SNAP Gap Inspires Americans to Help Out
Food stamp failures have mobilized thousands of individuals and businesses to provide meals for the hungry. Why are we tasking the feds with this anyway?
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No, Reagan Was Not Pro-Tariff
A recent kerfuffle about the use of Reagan’s speech on trade highlights the difference between the fortieth and forty-fifth presidents.
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Colonel Harwood’s Legacy: The Engineer Who Built an Economic Institution
AIER marks the 125th birthday of our founder, as we continue to honor his conviction that a disciplined, data-driven defense of markets is a key safeguard of individual liberty.
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What Victorian London’s Oyster Crisis Can Teach Us about Environmental Regulation
Before defaulting to edicts and bans, we might first ask what is keeping private solutions from emerging.
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The 2025 Nobel in Economics and the Roots of Enduring Growth
As policymakers around the world grapple with slow productivity growth and rising populism, they would do well to revisit the insights of these laureates.
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•
Mao’s Children: How Revolutionary Zeal Is Still Warping Young Minds
From Mao’s China to modern campuses, passions unchecked by reason have destroyed freedom and humanity alike. Leonard Read and David Hume help explain why.
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•
Badger of Economics: Why We Still Need the Austrian School
When mainstream economists forget that only individuals act, bad policy follows. Some economists never stopped reminding us. We ignore them at our continued peril.