Economic Trends
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It’s a Disservice to Urge Young People To Become Entrepreneurs
The legend of the twenty-something business wunderkind is everywhere in pop culture. Here’s the problem. The data are in. It turns out that the whole thing is a gigantic myth.
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The State Is a Greasy-Hand Tourist
If you’ve ever been scuba diving or snorkeling, you probably know that swimmers aren’t supposed to touch the coral with their bare hands.
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More Women Are Launching Businesses – Don’t Let Government Ruin It
It is only when we remove obstacles that we give all women, especially those in the low-income bracket, a real shot at succeeding.
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Demographic Decline: Opportunity or Threat?
Demographic decline is inevitable; if approached as an opportunity, it can be a blessing rather than a curse.
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Political Dissent: Exit or Voice?
In grocery stores, schools, and democracies, our voices need to be raised and heard, even when the message goes against the grain. That is how free people prosper.
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The Pension Fund Apocalypse
The pension funding deficit of OECD countries could be twice the size of global GDP within a decade.
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By Moving to the Suburbs, Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Bureaucrats
In the meantime, government officials across the country should think long and hard before passing new regulations that would further add to the regulatory burden, making it even harder for young adults to become homeowners.
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New Evidence that Soaring Inequality is a Myth
Alarmists insist inequality is skyrocketing in the United States. A new measure of the top one percent’s wealth should temper that claim
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The Real Innovation of the Sharing Economy
Internet-based platforms have connected individuals to each other for almost two decades. The real innovation at the heart of what’s been named the “sharing economy” is the realization that such peer-to-peer matching can transform markets for services such as transportation, lodging, and general errands.
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It’s a Disservice to Urge Young People To Become Entrepreneurs
The legend of the twenty-something business wunderkind is everywhere in pop culture. Here’s the problem. The data are in. It turns out that the whole thing is a gigantic myth.
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•
The State Is a Greasy-Hand Tourist
If you’ve ever been scuba diving or snorkeling, you probably know that swimmers aren’t supposed to touch the coral with their bare hands.
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•
More Women Are Launching Businesses – Don’t Let Government Ruin It
It is only when we remove obstacles that we give all women, especially those in the low-income bracket, a real shot at succeeding.
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•
Demographic Decline: Opportunity or Threat?
Demographic decline is inevitable; if approached as an opportunity, it can be a blessing rather than a curse.
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•
Political Dissent: Exit or Voice?
In grocery stores, schools, and democracies, our voices need to be raised and heard, even when the message goes against the grain. That is how free people prosper.
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•
The Pension Fund Apocalypse
The pension funding deficit of OECD countries could be twice the size of global GDP within a decade.
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•
By Moving to the Suburbs, Millennials Are Pushing Back Against Bureaucrats
In the meantime, government officials across the country should think long and hard before passing new regulations that would further add to the regulatory burden, making it even harder for young adults to become homeowners.
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•
New Evidence that Soaring Inequality is a Myth
Alarmists insist inequality is skyrocketing in the United States. A new measure of the top one percent’s wealth should temper that claim
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•
The Real Innovation of the Sharing Economy
Internet-based platforms have connected individuals to each other for almost two decades. The real innovation at the heart of what’s been named the “sharing economy” is the realization that such peer-to-peer matching can transform markets for services such as transportation, lodging, and general errands.