Economic Policy

Hitting the Sick in the Wallet Alex M. Brill 11/06/2009

Taxes and other provisions in the current healthcare reform legislation will inflict the sick and the elderly with higher prices.

How Prosperous Are We? Roger Bate 11/03/2009

The Legatum Institute's Prosperity Index goes a long way toward addressing shortcomings in other measurements of people’s well-being around the world.

Policy on Hold at the Fed Desmond Lachman 10/31/2009

At its upcoming meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee will likely see little reason to change its monetary policy stance since economic developments have stood very much in line with the Fed’s expectations.

From Start-up to Stop: The Recession and Entrepreneurship Scott Shane 10/30/2009

I’ve taken a look at the data, and, I’m sad to report, the Great Recession has badly damaged the entrepreneurial sector of the U.S. economy.

When the Fed Was Boring Vincent Reinhart 10/29/2009

Sometimes people ask if I miss working for the Federal Reserve. Perhaps if it continues expanding its fiefdom.

Coase vs. the Neo-Progressives Jeff Eisenach and Adam Thierer 10/28/2009

Fifty years ago this month a seminal paper challenged the prevailing intellectual orthodoxy on markets, technology, and regulation. We would be wise to revisit it today.

About That Stimulus: The Shovel Wasn’t Ready Alex Brill and Rachel Forward 10/27/2009

Many 'shovel-ready' projects are still tied up in administrative red tape. It is clear that the stimulus bill has done little thus far to help get workers back to work.

The Copenhagen Climate Extortion Jon Entine 10/23/2009

Going into the Copenhagen climate change summit, the delegates appear to be competing over who can offer the most ambitious and least realistic targets.

Hold the Champagne on China’s Economy Michael Auslin 10/22/2009

Those who witnessed Japan's spectacular rise and fall in the 1980s should get a familiar feeling watching China these days.

A Peek Inside the Deficit Veronique de Rugy 10/20/2009

Yes, the recession led to a shortfall in tax revenue, but the deficit is mostly a product of enormous amounts of government spending.