Free Markets
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Moralizing Markets: Vatican Bank Wades into Faith-Based Indexing
Can the Holy See and other normative authorities harness profit-seeking systems… without undermining their purpose?
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Mission Accomplished? A Reality Check on Trump’s Tariffs
Triumphal rhetoric aside, the economic evidence shows tariffs delivered distortion—not a miracle.
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Sweet Supply and Bitter Scarcity: Why Your Valentine’s Chocolates Cost More This Year
From West African cocoa policy to weather shocks and trade barriers, the price of Kisses and truffles is shaped by a whole world before it hits your supermarket shelf.
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Proxy Advisors Pay the Price for Their ESG Crusade
Once firmly established in American finance, the proxy advisory industry now faces regulatory threats and AI-driven challenges. To survive, firms must serve customers, not political agendas.
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What Zimbabwe Can Learn From Chile: A Tale of Two Data Series
Economic freedom, like freedom in general, is inherently fragile. National institutions and attitudes can shift the ground quickly.
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Census Migration Data Show the Value of Freedom
Americans prefer to live where they can keep what they earn and be left alone — even if the freebies are better elsewhere.
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Prediction Markets and The Ethics of Betting on Bad News
Accurately predicting disaster is actually quite useful, and prediction markets reward people for operationalizing information others don’t yet have.
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The Myth That Foreigners Pay Our Tariffs
The costs of tariffs are always shared — and domestic citizens inevitably bear a significant portion of the burden.
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Jurisdiction Shopping: The Forgotten Logic Behind Flag Theory
Governments claim monopoly, but we can choose between them. Flag theory explains how mobility, diversification, and “exit” create a real marketplace for governance.
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How Does Your State Rank on This Economic Freedom Index?
The Fraser Institute has published new data showing how policy incentives shape states’ growth.
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Moralizing Markets: Vatican Bank Wades into Faith-Based Indexing
Can the Holy See and other normative authorities harness profit-seeking systems… without undermining their purpose?
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Mission Accomplished? A Reality Check on Trump’s Tariffs
Triumphal rhetoric aside, the economic evidence shows tariffs delivered distortion—not a miracle.
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Sweet Supply and Bitter Scarcity: Why Your Valentine’s Chocolates Cost More This Year
From West African cocoa policy to weather shocks and trade barriers, the price of Kisses and truffles is shaped by a whole world before it hits your supermarket shelf.
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Proxy Advisors Pay the Price for Their ESG Crusade
Once firmly established in American finance, the proxy advisory industry now faces regulatory threats and AI-driven challenges. To survive, firms must serve customers, not political agendas.
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What Zimbabwe Can Learn From Chile: A Tale of Two Data Series
Economic freedom, like freedom in general, is inherently fragile. National institutions and attitudes can shift the ground quickly.
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•
Census Migration Data Show the Value of Freedom
Americans prefer to live where they can keep what they earn and be left alone — even if the freebies are better elsewhere.
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•
Prediction Markets and The Ethics of Betting on Bad News
Accurately predicting disaster is actually quite useful, and prediction markets reward people for operationalizing information others don’t yet have.
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The Myth That Foreigners Pay Our Tariffs
The costs of tariffs are always shared — and domestic citizens inevitably bear a significant portion of the burden.
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Jurisdiction Shopping: The Forgotten Logic Behind Flag Theory
Governments claim monopoly, but we can choose between them. Flag theory explains how mobility, diversification, and “exit” create a real marketplace for governance.
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How Does Your State Rank on This Economic Freedom Index?
The Fraser Institute has published new data showing how policy incentives shape states’ growth.