Economics
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Gains Marginally in December 2024
The price of energy, entertainment, and rent continued to rise. Food prices were down slightly following November’s increase. Signs point to stabilization.
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Why the US Grows While the EU Slows: Adam Smith’s Recipe
Adam Smith’s recipe of “peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice” explains much of the discrepancy in GDP.
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Dynamia, Not Stagnatia
Specialized labor and freely shifting markets result in creative destruction, but also mutual enrichment. Where would you want to live?
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‘Greedflation’ Claims Distract, Drive Policy in the Wrong Direction
Blaming producers for higher prices obscures true policy failures and economic bad actors — perhaps deliberately.
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The Problem With Retaliatory Protectionism
Whether subsidizing our own producers or punishing those abroad, tariffs inevitably become handouts to the politically powerful.
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Want Progress? Lose the Spoon Jobs
Productivity means learning to do more work with less labor. The only way to gain jobs is to lose jobs.
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Why College Tuition Prices Are Suddenly in Decline
Fewer students want to go to college at the current price. The price tag — as well as politicization and paternalism — are on the decline.
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Why Big Oil Is Now Fighting to Keep the Inflation Reduction Act Alive
Fossil fuel companies shifted big investments into technologies that capture not just carbon, but big subsidies and tax breaks.
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Calling Housing a Right Won’t Solve the Supply Crisis
Calling housing a right won’t solve the affordability crisis. Allowing more homebuilding could.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Shows Continued Disinflation in November 2024
New data suggest that, despite hurdles, inflation is still on track toward the 2-percent level.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Gains Marginally in December 2024
The price of energy, entertainment, and rent continued to rise. Food prices were down slightly following November’s increase. Signs point to stabilization.
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•
Why the US Grows While the EU Slows: Adam Smith’s Recipe
Adam Smith’s recipe of “peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice” explains much of the discrepancy in GDP.
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•
Dynamia, Not Stagnatia
Specialized labor and freely shifting markets result in creative destruction, but also mutual enrichment. Where would you want to live?
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•
‘Greedflation’ Claims Distract, Drive Policy in the Wrong Direction
Blaming producers for higher prices obscures true policy failures and economic bad actors — perhaps deliberately.
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•
The Problem With Retaliatory Protectionism
Whether subsidizing our own producers or punishing those abroad, tariffs inevitably become handouts to the politically powerful.
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•
Want Progress? Lose the Spoon Jobs
Productivity means learning to do more work with less labor. The only way to gain jobs is to lose jobs.
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•
Why College Tuition Prices Are Suddenly in Decline
Fewer students want to go to college at the current price. The price tag — as well as politicization and paternalism — are on the decline.
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•
Why Big Oil Is Now Fighting to Keep the Inflation Reduction Act Alive
Fossil fuel companies shifted big investments into technologies that capture not just carbon, but big subsidies and tax breaks.
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•
Calling Housing a Right Won’t Solve the Supply Crisis
Calling housing a right won’t solve the affordability crisis. Allowing more homebuilding could.
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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Shows Continued Disinflation in November 2024
New data suggest that, despite hurdles, inflation is still on track toward the 2-percent level.