Why I Write – Econlib
The Cato Institute recently released a new poll and report detailing public opinion on trade. The headline number is very ...
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Higher taxes or lower spending? – Econlib
Consider the following thought experiment. The government imposes a tax of $1000 on all bankers. One the very same day, ...
Experiential Heterogeneity – Econlib
There’s a thought I’ve had rolling around in my head for a while that a recent post by Scott Sumner ...
When Prediction Is Not Enough (with Teppo Felin) – Econlib
1:19Russ Roberts: We're going to base our conversation today loosely on a recent article you wrote, "Theory Is All You ...
Religious Incentives and Life in Society – Econlib
Economics can help understand two conflicting aspects of religion: its potential usefulness in a free society and the incentives of ...
The Anti-Chinese Roots of American Public Policy – Econlib
Today, residential zoning, drug prohibition, and restrictions on legal immigration are three of America’s most consequential public policies. As we ...
Wisdom on Worth and Work – Econlib
What do we desire from our lives and our work? In October of 2023, I participated in a debate at my ...
Milei’s Message to the World – Econlib
The first few months of Javier Milei’s administration have already had major consequences in Argentina as the country has started ...
An Added Perversity of the $8 Cap on Late Fees – Econlib
Co-blogger Vance Ginn has nicely laid out some of the perverse, probably unintended, but definitely foreseeable, consequences of the federal ...
Biden’s Economists Are Pretty Decent on Free Trade – Econlib
When economists are polled on whether free trade creates net benefits for an economy, the vast majority, sometimes over ...