Daily Economy
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Greece’s 19th Century Currant Crisis: A Warning Against ‘Temporary’ Government Support
Greek intervention to “protect” farmers rendered a temporary crisis permanent.
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Fallacies Forthcoming: Why Mazzucato’s Latest Is Already Outdated
Before it even hits shelves, Mariana Mazzucato’s newest book recycles ideas that economists have already dismantled.
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Why Gas Tax Holidays Backfire
Adjusting end prices can’t address the underlying shortage. In fact, waiving taxes may intensify demand when supply is already stretched.
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AI Abundance Won’t End Inflation, Nor Make Money Meaningless
Elon Musk claims AI-driven growth could fund UBI transfers without inflation. But relative prices — not just totals — still drive economic allocation.
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Certificate of Need Laws: How Government Permission Slips Restrict Care and Raise Costs
CON laws give regulators — and incumbent providers — the power to block new competition, at the expense of access and affordability.
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Early Supercomputing Helped Reduce Cold War Risks
The same technologies that once fueled fears of nuclear conflict later helped reduce them and would go on to reshape both strategy and everyday life.
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Deaths from Despair: Is Globalization a Health Risk?
Claims that NAFTA increased deaths among manufacturing workers overlook a key reality: most job loss stems from productivity gains, not trade.
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Getting The Bureaucracy Out of Broadband
A transparent, competitive bidding process could rescue rural broadband from cronyism.
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AIER Names Samuel Gregg as President
The appointment underscores AIER’s commitment to advancing classical liberal principles in a difficult policy climate.
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Progressive Taxes May Discourage the Most Productive Work
A real-world example shows taxes eat into marginal income, steering workers toward lower-paying, but more pleasant, jobs.
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Greece’s 19th Century Currant Crisis: A Warning Against ‘Temporary’ Government Support
Greek intervention to “protect” farmers rendered a temporary crisis permanent.
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•
Fallacies Forthcoming: Why Mazzucato’s Latest Is Already Outdated
Before it even hits shelves, Mariana Mazzucato’s newest book recycles ideas that economists have already dismantled.
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•
Why Gas Tax Holidays Backfire
Adjusting end prices can’t address the underlying shortage. In fact, waiving taxes may intensify demand when supply is already stretched.
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•
AI Abundance Won’t End Inflation, Nor Make Money Meaningless
Elon Musk claims AI-driven growth could fund UBI transfers without inflation. But relative prices — not just totals — still drive economic allocation.
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•
Certificate of Need Laws: How Government Permission Slips Restrict Care and Raise Costs
CON laws give regulators — and incumbent providers — the power to block new competition, at the expense of access and affordability.
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•
Early Supercomputing Helped Reduce Cold War Risks
The same technologies that once fueled fears of nuclear conflict later helped reduce them and would go on to reshape both strategy and everyday life.
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•
Deaths from Despair: Is Globalization a Health Risk?
Claims that NAFTA increased deaths among manufacturing workers overlook a key reality: most job loss stems from productivity gains, not trade.
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•
Getting The Bureaucracy Out of Broadband
A transparent, competitive bidding process could rescue rural broadband from cronyism.
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•
AIER Names Samuel Gregg as President
The appointment underscores AIER’s commitment to advancing classical liberal principles in a difficult policy climate.
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•
Progressive Taxes May Discourage the Most Productive Work
A real-world example shows taxes eat into marginal income, steering workers toward lower-paying, but more pleasant, jobs.