Employment
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New Study: California’s $20 Minimum Wage Killed 18,000 Restaurant Jobs
Wage floors destroy opportunities, harming the poor most of all. Californians just got a hard lesson in basic economics.
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China’s AI Hype Echoes Mao’s ‘Satellite’ Era
China has no shortage of technical talent. But AI isn’t just about technical skill — it’s about curiosity, questioning assumptions, and challenging authority.
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Will Gen Z Realize Its Future Runs on Fossil Fuels?
Gen Z wants global peace, environmental renewal, low prices, and high-paying jobs. They’ll find all of those rely on a sector they want to “phase out.”
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Do Low-Tax States Win More Stanley Cups?
Economists find state income tax rates impact the performance of professional sports teams. Athletes, like many Americans, relocate with tax liability in mind.
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Central Bank Independence: More Heat than Light
Is central bank independence practical or even desirable? A new AIER Explainer considers the legal and constitutional standing of the Federal Reserve.
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Nostalgianomics, or Economic Amnesia?
Hazy dreams of an economic or social golden age contrast with a diagnosis that something in America has broken. But has it?
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Protectionist Angst Is ‘Made in America’ — So Are Lots of Other Things
Manufacturing jobs are often difficult and dangerous. Thanks to labor-saving tech, fewer Americans need to work them, and our industrial output remains at near all-time highs.
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High-Stakes Gamble: Is College Still Worth It?
The market needs skills, but universities are teaching ideology. Tuition keeps rising, but the pay differential doesn’t. What gives?
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Dirty Hands vs. Decentralized Producerism: The Populist Logic Behind Trump’s Tariffs
The costs associated with “industry jobs” are high and tangible — and never paid by the elites who want to “bring them back.”
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Hope for Some Sanity on Licensing Reform
Licensing is very costly to consumers and aspiring workers. Do you really need 1500 hours of training and state approval to cut hair?
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New Study: California’s $20 Minimum Wage Killed 18,000 Restaurant Jobs
Wage floors destroy opportunities, harming the poor most of all. Californians just got a hard lesson in basic economics.
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•
China’s AI Hype Echoes Mao’s ‘Satellite’ Era
China has no shortage of technical talent. But AI isn’t just about technical skill — it’s about curiosity, questioning assumptions, and challenging authority.
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•
Will Gen Z Realize Its Future Runs on Fossil Fuels?
Gen Z wants global peace, environmental renewal, low prices, and high-paying jobs. They’ll find all of those rely on a sector they want to “phase out.”
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Do Low-Tax States Win More Stanley Cups?
Economists find state income tax rates impact the performance of professional sports teams. Athletes, like many Americans, relocate with tax liability in mind.
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•
Central Bank Independence: More Heat than Light
Is central bank independence practical or even desirable? A new AIER Explainer considers the legal and constitutional standing of the Federal Reserve.
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•
Nostalgianomics, or Economic Amnesia?
Hazy dreams of an economic or social golden age contrast with a diagnosis that something in America has broken. But has it?
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Protectionist Angst Is ‘Made in America’ — So Are Lots of Other Things
Manufacturing jobs are often difficult and dangerous. Thanks to labor-saving tech, fewer Americans need to work them, and our industrial output remains at near all-time highs.
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•
High-Stakes Gamble: Is College Still Worth It?
The market needs skills, but universities are teaching ideology. Tuition keeps rising, but the pay differential doesn’t. What gives?
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•
Dirty Hands vs. Decentralized Producerism: The Populist Logic Behind Trump’s Tariffs
The costs associated with “industry jobs” are high and tangible — and never paid by the elites who want to “bring them back.”
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•
Hope for Some Sanity on Licensing Reform
Licensing is very costly to consumers and aspiring workers. Do you really need 1500 hours of training and state approval to cut hair?