Daily Economy
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John Stuart Mill on Slavery and the American Civil War
In the heated and sometimes angry exchanges over the history of slavery and the place of liberalism in the great contest between freedom and bondage in the 19th century, we should appreciate how determined, dedicated, and publicly demanding were many of those classical liberal thinkers.
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Support for Industrial Policy Is Growing
Support for industrial policy is growing. Thankfully, no one is talking yet about the full-blown central planning popular in the 1930s. Instead, what’s now in vogue is a 1970s and ‘80s-era version of industrial policy allegedly meant to improve upon the market. In this incarnation, planning treats government as an actor much like any other…
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Regulations are Bringing Back Dirt, Filth, and Disease
We thought these bad old days of dirt, filth, and disease were gone forever. Now they are coming back, gradually, regulation by regulation.
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The Surreal Logic of Trump’s Trade Deal
President Donald Trump’s tariffs-first trade policy against China has unequivocally harmed the majority of people and businesses in both countries since its inception just under two years ago. There’s the estimated $46 billion in new taxes directly paid by American businesses importing Chinese products, despite the president’s Twitter admonitions that the Chinese were paying the…
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Broad-based Gains for Retail Sales in December
Retail-sales and initial-claims data indicate consumer spending is rising, supported by a robust labor market.
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The Essence of Bastiat: David Hart’s Farewell Tour of the U.S. (Video)
As the home of the Bastiat Society, the work of Frederic Bastiat is especially meaningful to AIER. As such, we were overjoyed to welcome David M. Hart, one of the world’s foremost scholars on Bastiat, to speak on the life and times of our favorite Frenchman. Check out David Hart’s website for lectures, book…
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Planning and the Pokemon Problem
People solve the Pokemon problem and show that they are potential trading partners who won’t take advantage of others by tending to their reputations.
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Edward Stringham on Trends and Ideas of Our Time (Video)
AIER’s President Edward Stringham, Laura Fink (Democratic strategist), and Eric Beach (Co-chair of Great America Alliance) join a panel hosted by Connell Mcshane and Neal Cavuto to talk about all the important political and economic events of the day.
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The Best Way to Help Haitians? Help Them Get Out of Haiti
I hope that our children someday look back on restrictions on immigration with the same revulsion and disgust with which we look at slavery.
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State Capacity, Economic Growth, and Reverse Causality
The problem is that, from a research perspective, there are important reasons to keep off the state capacity bandwagon, even if doing so would be ideologically congenial.
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John Stuart Mill on Slavery and the American Civil War
In the heated and sometimes angry exchanges over the history of slavery and the place of liberalism in the great contest between freedom and bondage in the 19th century, we should appreciate how determined, dedicated, and publicly demanding were many of those classical liberal thinkers.
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•
Support for Industrial Policy Is Growing
Support for industrial policy is growing. Thankfully, no one is talking yet about the full-blown central planning popular in the 1930s. Instead, what’s now in vogue is a 1970s and ‘80s-era version of industrial policy allegedly meant to improve upon the market. In this incarnation, planning treats government as an actor much like any other…
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Regulations are Bringing Back Dirt, Filth, and Disease
We thought these bad old days of dirt, filth, and disease were gone forever. Now they are coming back, gradually, regulation by regulation.
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•
The Surreal Logic of Trump’s Trade Deal
President Donald Trump’s tariffs-first trade policy against China has unequivocally harmed the majority of people and businesses in both countries since its inception just under two years ago. There’s the estimated $46 billion in new taxes directly paid by American businesses importing Chinese products, despite the president’s Twitter admonitions that the Chinese were paying the…
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•
Broad-based Gains for Retail Sales in December
Retail-sales and initial-claims data indicate consumer spending is rising, supported by a robust labor market.
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•
The Essence of Bastiat: David Hart’s Farewell Tour of the U.S. (Video)
As the home of the Bastiat Society, the work of Frederic Bastiat is especially meaningful to AIER. As such, we were overjoyed to welcome David M. Hart, one of the world’s foremost scholars on Bastiat, to speak on the life and times of our favorite Frenchman. Check out David Hart’s website for lectures, book…
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•
Planning and the Pokemon Problem
People solve the Pokemon problem and show that they are potential trading partners who won’t take advantage of others by tending to their reputations.
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•
Edward Stringham on Trends and Ideas of Our Time (Video)
AIER’s President Edward Stringham, Laura Fink (Democratic strategist), and Eric Beach (Co-chair of Great America Alliance) join a panel hosted by Connell Mcshane and Neal Cavuto to talk about all the important political and economic events of the day.
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•
The Best Way to Help Haitians? Help Them Get Out of Haiti
I hope that our children someday look back on restrictions on immigration with the same revulsion and disgust with which we look at slavery.
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State Capacity, Economic Growth, and Reverse Causality
The problem is that, from a research perspective, there are important reasons to keep off the state capacity bandwagon, even if doing so would be ideologically congenial.