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Argentina’s Economic Challenges

Posted April 14, 202400:29:46

Argentina has, in the last 120 years, fallen from one of the richest countries in the world to one that has seen numerous episodes when national income...

Immigration and the U.S. Economy

Posted April 7, 202400:23:48

In 2019, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office projected that net immigration in 2023 would total 1 million. More recent estimates from the agency put...

Should Colleges Require Standardized Tests?

Posted March 31, 202400:25:23

In the wake of COVID, many colleges dropped SAT and ACT test requirements. Recently however, schools including Dartmouth, Yale, and Brown have mandated...

People, Communities, and Economic Changes

Posted March 17, 2024

Economic analysis does not offer many answers when it comes to valuing efficiency gains versus disruptions to people and communities from changes brought...

Understanding Defense Spending in the U.S.

Posted March 11, 202400:30:26

At over $840 billion, the United States Department of Defense budget request for 2024 accounts for ~3% of national income, almost half of all Federal...