Daily Economy
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Consumer Confidence Rose in February, But Home Construction Fell in December
Consumer confidence rebounded in February following three consecutive declines, and suggests consumers are feeling better after a period of heightened market volatility and the government shutdown. However, housing activity continued to weaken in December, restrained by rising home prices.
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Postmodern Monetary Theory
How the strange funding scheme behind the Green New Deal rejects the scientific foundations of economics
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Lobbying Is Like Robbing a Record Store
Society is worse off to the tune of what these firms would have produced had they actually devoted those resources to creating wealth rather than simply redistributing it.
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Where Did AOC Get Her Sweet Potatoes?
It drives me crazy to see people so fully enjoying the benefits from private property, trade, technology, and capitalistic endeavor even as they blithely propose to truncate dramatically the very rights that bring them such material joy, without a thought as to how their ideology might dramatically affect the future of mass availability of wealth that…
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The Fallacy of Us, We, and Our
Talk of “our” balance of trade is talk of something that doesn’t really exist; it’s merely a figment of the imagination made to appear real by an accounting convention that has the name “trade balance.” Nevertheless, this fictitious creature is daily demagogued by those seeking to clear the way for protectionist interventions.
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How to Turn a Mild Weather Problem Into a Real Emergency
The governor has acted quickly. The governor has acted decisively. The governor has issued a proclamation that will make matters worse.
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Carl Menger: A Biographical Appreciation by Friedrich von Wieser
AIER is pleased to present the first English translation of Friedrich von Wieser’s memorial appreciation of Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian School, published in German not long after Menger’s passing in 1921. Wieser (1851-1926) was one of the leading contributors in the “second generation” of the Austrian School of Economics.
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The Veneer of Civilization Slipped Away
Every idealist hopes that humankind can learn from history. There is plenty of evidence that we do not.
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Sen. Alexander’s Solution to the Student-Loan Crisis Misses the Point
With 40 percent of student-loan borrowers expected to default by 2023, this proposal may appeal to many in the federal government. But when a crisis such as this is born out of artificial demand for college education, which inflates the cost of pursuing a degree, wouldn’t this purported solution add more fuel to the fire?
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What It’s Like to Intern at AIER
AIER offers a unique opportunity to gain professional work experience and produce tangible outcomes in line with your strengths and interests. Furthermore, you join a community of friendly, motivated and inspiring staff, who are more than happy to take time to offer guidance and support.
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Consumer Confidence Rose in February, But Home Construction Fell in December
Consumer confidence rebounded in February following three consecutive declines, and suggests consumers are feeling better after a period of heightened market volatility and the government shutdown. However, housing activity continued to weaken in December, restrained by rising home prices.
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Postmodern Monetary Theory
How the strange funding scheme behind the Green New Deal rejects the scientific foundations of economics
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•
Lobbying Is Like Robbing a Record Store
Society is worse off to the tune of what these firms would have produced had they actually devoted those resources to creating wealth rather than simply redistributing it.
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Where Did AOC Get Her Sweet Potatoes?
It drives me crazy to see people so fully enjoying the benefits from private property, trade, technology, and capitalistic endeavor even as they blithely propose to truncate dramatically the very rights that bring them such material joy, without a thought as to how their ideology might dramatically affect the future of mass availability of wealth that…
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The Fallacy of Us, We, and Our
Talk of “our” balance of trade is talk of something that doesn’t really exist; it’s merely a figment of the imagination made to appear real by an accounting convention that has the name “trade balance.” Nevertheless, this fictitious creature is daily demagogued by those seeking to clear the way for protectionist interventions.
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•
How to Turn a Mild Weather Problem Into a Real Emergency
The governor has acted quickly. The governor has acted decisively. The governor has issued a proclamation that will make matters worse.
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•
Carl Menger: A Biographical Appreciation by Friedrich von Wieser
AIER is pleased to present the first English translation of Friedrich von Wieser’s memorial appreciation of Carl Menger, the founder of the Austrian School, published in German not long after Menger’s passing in 1921. Wieser (1851-1926) was one of the leading contributors in the “second generation” of the Austrian School of Economics.
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•
The Veneer of Civilization Slipped Away
Every idealist hopes that humankind can learn from history. There is plenty of evidence that we do not.
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•
Sen. Alexander’s Solution to the Student-Loan Crisis Misses the Point
With 40 percent of student-loan borrowers expected to default by 2023, this proposal may appeal to many in the federal government. But when a crisis such as this is born out of artificial demand for college education, which inflates the cost of pursuing a degree, wouldn’t this purported solution add more fuel to the fire?
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•
What It’s Like to Intern at AIER
AIER offers a unique opportunity to gain professional work experience and produce tangible outcomes in line with your strengths and interests. Furthermore, you join a community of friendly, motivated and inspiring staff, who are more than happy to take time to offer guidance and support.