Taxes and tariffs are—unsurprisingly—a major topic for economists. On one hand, they generate huge inefficiencies, deadweight losses, and perverse incentives; on the other hand, they reveal the fascinating creativity with which entrepreneurs find ways to avoid these costs. Sometimes in …
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George Bush, then a presidential candidate, famously said at the 1988 Republican National Convention in New Orleans: “read my lips: …
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Introduction The new UK government elected in July 2024 has promised a ‘decade of national renewal’, realised through its Industrial …
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As you read this, 103,000 men, women, and children in the U.S. are waiting for a kidney. Last year alone, …
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Call for Research Proposals: Central Banking and Public Debt Click here for detailed information The Institute for Research in Economic …
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The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. ‘In the long run we are all dead,’ wrote John …
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Europe once again stands at the edge of a technological revolution—this time, in quantum computing. Widely regarded as the next …
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Prison cells are a fascinating economic laboratory, where for over a century thriving markets in goods, services, labor—and even money—have …