Economic History
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Don’t Trust Inequality Data: A Lesson from the UK
The progressive zeal for higher taxes is distorting how they construct inequality statistics.
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Freedom Is Why Immigrants Come to America
The danger in American society today is not the arrival of new waves of immigrants from various other parts of the world compared to the past.
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Two Grand Traditions in Financial History
Before New York acquired its status as the financial center of the world, the honor of that title was reserved for London and, before then, Amsterdam for roughly a century each.
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There’s No Such Thing as Socially Harmful Speculation
Financial markets, including markets for complex instruments that may just look like speculative casino bets, allow important real transactions to occur. And in a brilliantly decentralized way, they bring into harmony people whose information, values, goals, and risk aversion differ.
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We’re Still Making Diocletian’s Mistakes
Diocletian may have greatly strengthened the Roman state, but that extra strength appears not to have dented poverty, inflation, or civil war. Today the instinct to increase state power to achieve desired outcomes is thriving on both sides of the aisle.
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The Bow Tie Built Wall Street
The bow tie helped build the early years of Wall Street. Maybe it can assist in re-building the ethos of prosperity and success in the 21st century.
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What Authors Should Know About Copyright
AIER’s publishing strategy is designed to broaden the choices available to authors, never using the force of law to deny creators their rights.
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Government Monopolies Institutionalize and Perpetuate Racial Discrimination
Markets offer a powerful tool for fighting government-sanctioned racial discrimination.
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Every House Needs a Nazar Amulet
We need some protection from the evil eye that modern politics is working daily to unleash.
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If You Love Hot Chocolate, Thank This Man
Behind every great innovation, there is an innovator or maybe many.
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Don’t Trust Inequality Data: A Lesson from the UK
The progressive zeal for higher taxes is distorting how they construct inequality statistics.
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•
Freedom Is Why Immigrants Come to America
The danger in American society today is not the arrival of new waves of immigrants from various other parts of the world compared to the past.
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•
Two Grand Traditions in Financial History
Before New York acquired its status as the financial center of the world, the honor of that title was reserved for London and, before then, Amsterdam for roughly a century each.
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•
There’s No Such Thing as Socially Harmful Speculation
Financial markets, including markets for complex instruments that may just look like speculative casino bets, allow important real transactions to occur. And in a brilliantly decentralized way, they bring into harmony people whose information, values, goals, and risk aversion differ.
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We’re Still Making Diocletian’s Mistakes
Diocletian may have greatly strengthened the Roman state, but that extra strength appears not to have dented poverty, inflation, or civil war. Today the instinct to increase state power to achieve desired outcomes is thriving on both sides of the aisle.
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•
The Bow Tie Built Wall Street
The bow tie helped build the early years of Wall Street. Maybe it can assist in re-building the ethos of prosperity and success in the 21st century.
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•
What Authors Should Know About Copyright
AIER’s publishing strategy is designed to broaden the choices available to authors, never using the force of law to deny creators their rights.
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•
Government Monopolies Institutionalize and Perpetuate Racial Discrimination
Markets offer a powerful tool for fighting government-sanctioned racial discrimination.
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•
Every House Needs a Nazar Amulet
We need some protection from the evil eye that modern politics is working daily to unleash.
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If You Love Hot Chocolate, Thank This Man
Behind every great innovation, there is an innovator or maybe many.