Unemployment
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Inflation Is Cooling: Jan 2026 Increase Below Seasonal Norms
Shelter and energy costs led the deceleration. While inflation remains above the Fed’s target, the monthly price growth neared a multi-year low.
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The Fed Takes a Wait-and-See Approach
Labor markets are stabilizing and inflation has leveled off. Further easing would’ve risked recent progress toward price stability.
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The High Minimum Wage Blues
If the goal is higher take-home pay, wage subsidies beat wage mandates — without putting mom-and-pops out of business or marginal workers out of a job.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Levels Off in December 2025
Our proprietary index barely budged at the end of 2025, but the underlying mix stayed active. Prices are still uneven: rising food categories offset declines in fuel.
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Even Elon’s Techno-Utopia Won’t Make Money Meaningless
Predictions of post-work abundance recur every generation. The missing variables are always the same: capital turnover, diffusion, and institutional stability.
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Stop Fixating on CEO Pay Ratios and Start Fixing Labor Markets
Eye-catching statistics about executive compensation tell us nothing about fairness, and distract from the real drivers of wage growth and worker prosperity.
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We Learned Leadership Flipping Burgers: Don’t Close America’s On-Ramp
Inflating entry-level pay risks shutting young workers out of the most reliable path to skill development and long-term earnings.
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The Truth About Those ‘High Minimum Wage’ Countries
Headline wages in Finland and Australia exempt millions of workers, and the loopholes tell us a lot about labor market realities.
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Business Conditions Monthly September 2025: Data Blackout
The Fed enters its most consequential meeting of the year blinded by shutdown data gaps, armed instead with private proxies and guesswork.
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Why Blaming Walmart and Amazon for Public Assistance Is Misguided
Many blame lower-wage employers like Walmart for welfare enrollment, but that’s economically and ethically dubious.
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Inflation Is Cooling: Jan 2026 Increase Below Seasonal Norms
Shelter and energy costs led the deceleration. While inflation remains above the Fed’s target, the monthly price growth neared a multi-year low.
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•
The Fed Takes a Wait-and-See Approach
Labor markets are stabilizing and inflation has leveled off. Further easing would’ve risked recent progress toward price stability.
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•
The High Minimum Wage Blues
If the goal is higher take-home pay, wage subsidies beat wage mandates — without putting mom-and-pops out of business or marginal workers out of a job.
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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Levels Off in December 2025
Our proprietary index barely budged at the end of 2025, but the underlying mix stayed active. Prices are still uneven: rising food categories offset declines in fuel.
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•
Even Elon’s Techno-Utopia Won’t Make Money Meaningless
Predictions of post-work abundance recur every generation. The missing variables are always the same: capital turnover, diffusion, and institutional stability.
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•
Stop Fixating on CEO Pay Ratios and Start Fixing Labor Markets
Eye-catching statistics about executive compensation tell us nothing about fairness, and distract from the real drivers of wage growth and worker prosperity.
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•
We Learned Leadership Flipping Burgers: Don’t Close America’s On-Ramp
Inflating entry-level pay risks shutting young workers out of the most reliable path to skill development and long-term earnings.
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•
The Truth About Those ‘High Minimum Wage’ Countries
Headline wages in Finland and Australia exempt millions of workers, and the loopholes tell us a lot about labor market realities.
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•
Business Conditions Monthly September 2025: Data Blackout
The Fed enters its most consequential meeting of the year blinded by shutdown data gaps, armed instead with private proxies and guesswork.
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•
Why Blaming Walmart and Amazon for Public Assistance Is Misguided
Many blame lower-wage employers like Walmart for welfare enrollment, but that’s economically and ethically dubious.