Economists Are Not Plumbers
The American Economic Review has published Esther Duflo's Richart T. Ely Lecture, "The Economist as Plumber".
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Public-Sector Unions Keep the Gravy Train Flowing to Fire Departments
Fire departments rarely fight fires anymore, but you wouldn't know it the way department salaries are soaring.
Inflation and Mercantilism in America: Five Cases
If inflation is the health of the State, how and in what way has government generated inflation in the history of the United States?
Brexit Has Put EU Politicians in Panic Mode
The UK is in a much better negotiating position than the EU, and the EU knows it.
Ditch Net Neutrality Now
The scarcity of internet bandwidth cannot be legislated away, and consumers would benefit most from market allocation — not state control.
Dismantle the FBI, and Give its Money Back to the States
The FBI has long claimed that the states are too small and the US needs a huge national police force. There's no evidence that this is true.
What Do Governments Want from Bitcoin?
Governments are increasingly showing a willingness to work with cryptocurrencies. But what's the motivation behind this openness to the new tech?
Charles Evans: The Risk of Deflation
Charles Evans spoke on Friday and expressed his fear that the inflation outlook had risk on the downside.
Why Socialism Promotes “Free Love” Over Family
It is no accident that the rise of free love in the U.S. accompanied the rise of the fully developed welfare state.
Trump’s Budget Explosion Will Bring Dire Monetary Shocks
It's not the early 80s, and Paul Volcker isn't Fed Chairman. Trump's deficits will have worse effects than the Reagan deficits.
