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Two Cheers (and a Warning) for May’s Inflation Slowdown
Central bankers are in a pickle. But the current, frustrating tradeoffs result from short-sighted fiscal policies of the past.
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AIER’s Everyday Price Index Sees Modest May 2025 Increase
Disinflationary momentum is building, increasing the likelihood of rate cuts this year. Tariff risks and corporate pricing warnings persist.
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The Economics of Divorce: A New Paper Examines the Harm to Children
Even controlling for children within the same families, the long-term economic impact of parental divorce remain stark.
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Improving on the One Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill
Preserving the de minimis tariff exemption for low-cost imports would save low-income households billions.
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Republican Antitrust Officials Shouldn’t Behave Like Progressives
Trump’s DOJ and FTC are borrowing talking points from their progressive predecessors… are there any defenders of markets left?
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Xi Jinping Braces For Struggle
China’s strongman leader is purging his advisors again, looking politically insecure amid demographic and economic decline.
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Taking Government Out of GDP, An Update
Government spending comes at a cost to our standard of living: it’s time to stop counting weapons systems as citizens’ economic welfare.
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Is the EU a Free Trade Zone?
Despite promises of integration, the European Union remains riddled with costly trade restrictions, including tariffs as high as Trump’s.
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Want to Fix Medicaid? Look to Milton Friedman
Friedman introduced the idea of using vouchers with respect to education 70 years ago. A voucher program would redirect government power to unleash market competition among healthcare insurers and among healthcare providers.
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Relative Drug Pricing is Bad Medicine
Drug price discrepancies reveal the complications of state intervention: quasi-monopoly, patents held hostage, and years-long wait times.
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Two Cheers (and a Warning) for May’s Inflation Slowdown
Central bankers are in a pickle. But the current, frustrating tradeoffs result from short-sighted fiscal policies of the past.
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•
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Sees Modest May 2025 Increase
Disinflationary momentum is building, increasing the likelihood of rate cuts this year. Tariff risks and corporate pricing warnings persist.
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•
The Economics of Divorce: A New Paper Examines the Harm to Children
Even controlling for children within the same families, the long-term economic impact of parental divorce remain stark.
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•
Improving on the One Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill
Preserving the de minimis tariff exemption for low-cost imports would save low-income households billions.
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•
Republican Antitrust Officials Shouldn’t Behave Like Progressives
Trump’s DOJ and FTC are borrowing talking points from their progressive predecessors… are there any defenders of markets left?
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Xi Jinping Braces For Struggle
China’s strongman leader is purging his advisors again, looking politically insecure amid demographic and economic decline.
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•
Taking Government Out of GDP, An Update
Government spending comes at a cost to our standard of living: it’s time to stop counting weapons systems as citizens’ economic welfare.
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•
Is the EU a Free Trade Zone?
Despite promises of integration, the European Union remains riddled with costly trade restrictions, including tariffs as high as Trump’s.
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•
Want to Fix Medicaid? Look to Milton Friedman
Friedman introduced the idea of using vouchers with respect to education 70 years ago. A voucher program would redirect government power to unleash market competition among healthcare insurers and among healthcare providers.
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•
Relative Drug Pricing is Bad Medicine
Drug price discrepancies reveal the complications of state intervention: quasi-monopoly, patents held hostage, and years-long wait times.