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Looking Ahead to the 2025 Economy

Posted March 30, 202500:41:29

President Trump inherited an economy that was, at least in the aggregate, performing exceptionally well. Since taking office, however, the stock market...

Tariffs: Jobs, Prices, and Retaliation (Re-broadcast)

Posted March 23, 202500:25:57

Tariffs are taxes. But unlike most taxes, politicians on both sides of the aisle are calling for maintaining or raising tariffs. The goal is to save...

Tariffs, Immigration, and DOGE: Assessing the Policies of Trump 2.0

Posted March 16, 202500:37:51

Labeled by The Economist as 'the envy of the world' in October 2024, the US economy today is marked by growing fears of a recession amid aggressive...

Costs of Corruption

Posted March 2, 202500:32:21

In his 2012 book, 'A Capitalism for the People,' Luigi Zingales notes the deep economic problems that arise when people are rewarded for who you know,...

The State of Health Insurance in America

Posted February 23, 202500:35:05

The United States is an outlier in health insurance coverage. Almost all other high-income countries have near-universal coverage, while almost 10%...