Daily Economy
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The Bipartisan War on Credit Hurts the Poor
Capping fees and interest rates won’t make lenders offer bad loans. But it does limit the options for poor and marginal borrowers to access credit.
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SaltTyphoon Hackers Exploit ‘Backdoor’ Installed by Congress
Regulators shouldn’t complicate an already delicate balance between security, functionality, and privacy. Their bumbling rigidity inadvertently creates new vulnerabilities.
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Experts Created the Peanut Allergy Epidemic
In 1999, experts recommended (without evidence) that healthy pregnant women and toddlers avoid peanuts. Over the next 20 years, ER visits for anaphylaxis increased 1,000 percent.
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Unpacking the Nobel-Winning Oversimplifications of Political Economy
Honorees Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson’s work is far from the last word on explanations for why some countries are rich and some countries are poor.
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1500 Hours: Haircuts, Pilots, and Regulatory Capture
Years of training and certification aren’t required to protect consumers. They exist to protect existing players and bolster training programs.
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Public Debt Feeds Special Interest Pressures
The US government is increasingly dependent on debt to finance spending. Investors can use the threat of refusing to purchase or roll over treasury holdings to receive special privileges and favors themselves.
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Baby Bust Will Soon Reshape Public Schools
An enrollment cliff is coming. School choice will become an appealing way for states to attract families, but those programs will be harder to pass.
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High Prices Hurt, But Help Us Coordinate Crisis Relief
Disasters create desperate need and diminish supply at the same time. High prices reflect that painful reality and motivate us to correct the situation quickly.
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The High Cost of Cheap Rent: Why Rent Control Fails the Market and People
Capped rent provides short-term relief for a select few, but harms the broader housing market and exacerbates the problems it purports to solve.
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Compliance and Fees are 24 Percent of New Home Prices
Candidates sloganeering about housing fail to address the crucial role government intervention plays in compounding the affordability crisis.
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The Bipartisan War on Credit Hurts the Poor
Capping fees and interest rates won’t make lenders offer bad loans. But it does limit the options for poor and marginal borrowers to access credit.
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•
SaltTyphoon Hackers Exploit ‘Backdoor’ Installed by Congress
Regulators shouldn’t complicate an already delicate balance between security, functionality, and privacy. Their bumbling rigidity inadvertently creates new vulnerabilities.
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•
Experts Created the Peanut Allergy Epidemic
In 1999, experts recommended (without evidence) that healthy pregnant women and toddlers avoid peanuts. Over the next 20 years, ER visits for anaphylaxis increased 1,000 percent.
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•
Unpacking the Nobel-Winning Oversimplifications of Political Economy
Honorees Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson’s work is far from the last word on explanations for why some countries are rich and some countries are poor.
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•
1500 Hours: Haircuts, Pilots, and Regulatory Capture
Years of training and certification aren’t required to protect consumers. They exist to protect existing players and bolster training programs.
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•
Public Debt Feeds Special Interest Pressures
The US government is increasingly dependent on debt to finance spending. Investors can use the threat of refusing to purchase or roll over treasury holdings to receive special privileges and favors themselves.
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•
Baby Bust Will Soon Reshape Public Schools
An enrollment cliff is coming. School choice will become an appealing way for states to attract families, but those programs will be harder to pass.
-
•
High Prices Hurt, But Help Us Coordinate Crisis Relief
Disasters create desperate need and diminish supply at the same time. High prices reflect that painful reality and motivate us to correct the situation quickly.
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•
The High Cost of Cheap Rent: Why Rent Control Fails the Market and People
Capped rent provides short-term relief for a select few, but harms the broader housing market and exacerbates the problems it purports to solve.
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•
Compliance and Fees are 24 Percent of New Home Prices
Candidates sloganeering about housing fail to address the crucial role government intervention plays in compounding the affordability crisis.