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Big-Government Welfare Crowds Out Beneficial Social Behavior

American Institute for Economic Research — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200

"Means tested welfare necessarily crowds out the poor from productive employment by substituting government grants for family earning and community support." ~Donald J. Devine

How the US Treasury Induced a New Era of Swiss Monetary Policy

American Institute for Economic Research — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200

"Central bankers are told that their domestic monetary policy obligations...must be balanced with or even subjugated to currency management practices that accommodate American exporters and competitors more broadly." ~Mariana F. Trujillo and Peter C. Earle

Om det tidiga sextiotalets modedanser

Snedtänkt (Kalle Lind) — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:00:00 +0200

I det korta glappet mellan Elvisrock och Beatlespop kom twisten och limbon och poneyn och hucklebucken och högvis med andra danser som fick sina egna instruktionssånger som oftast sjöngs av Chubby Checker och exploaterades av Thore Skogman. Skräpkulturbibliotekarien Daniel Gustavsson reder ut en del av begreppen. Brita Borg nämns och hörs. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play.

AIER Everyday Price Index Hits All-Time Record in March 2024

American Institute for Economic Research — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 21:14:10 +0200

"It is increasingly clear that the choice to stop rate hikes at the 5.25 to 5.50 policy rate range was at best premature and may ultimately prove insufficient." ~Peter C. Earle

The Middleman Is a Public Servant

American Institute for Economic Research — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200

"Letting people make their own choices is an important part of respecting one another as free equals... We don’t help people by prohibiting the choices they actually make." ~Art Carden

Look With Two Is

American Institute for Economic Research — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200

"Look at institutional arrangements as they actually play out, making the comparison by looking through two Is: information and incentives." ~Michael Munger

Preserve Architectural History with Incentives, Not Bans

American Institute for Economic Research — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200

"Removing government from the process by changing dated zoning regulations is the best path forward to solving the housing shortage. A small piece of the puzzle should be historic landmarks and district reform." ~Jason Sorens and Thomas Savidge

Should We Panic Over Excessively Low Global Temperatures?

American Institute for Economic Research — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200

"We simply have no way to trace out more than a minuscule fraction of the economic consequences, positive and negative, of government efforts to alter a phenomenon as massive as the earth’s environment." ~Donald J. Boudreaux

Uncle Sam, Addicted to Debt, Faces Future Military Bills

American Institute for Economic Research — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200

"When the inevitable crisis hits, it will be even more difficult to reach a rational solution. Better to start now with the misnamed Defense Department." ~Doug Bandow

EPA Phase Out of Gas-Powered Cars Has Ominous Historic Echoes

American Institute for Economic Research — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0200

"Forcing automobile companies to expand production of their least-profitable product lines at the expense of their best-performing ones is economic madness." ~Jon Miltimore