T. Norman Van Cott

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Free Trade Brings More Foreign Investment into the US. That’s a Good Thing.

04/09/2020 Mises Wire T. Norman Van Cott

Politicians and pundits have a blind spot when it comes to international economic transactions. They ignore a portion of trade! In particular, they ignore trade in claims on future income—that is, stocks and bonds.

The Inflationary Economics of the Black Death

03/24/2020 Power & Market T. Norman Van Cott

When productions falls and people cease to work, an influx in new money does nothing to increase the standard of living. This was true during past pandemics, and it's true today.

Upcoming State Minimum Wage Increases Will Outlaw Jobs for Low-Wage Workers

12/12/2019 Power & Market T. Norman Van Cott

Just because a worker has relatively low productivity is no reason to outlaw that person's job. But that is what minimum wage increases do.

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Free Trade Brings More Foreign Investment into the US. That’s a Good Thing.

04/10/2020 T. Norman Van Cott

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