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The Problem With Wellbeing Economics
This May in Reykjavik, Iceland, the elegantly modern Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Center will host a meeting of academics, policy makers, business leaders, and politicians known as The Wellbeing […]
Inside the Liberal Mind: The Tensions of Modern Political Thought
If you pay any attention to left-of-center commentary these days, you would know that an identity crisis is in full bloom. The left is having a major debate over what […]
Retaliatory Tariffs? Again?
It must be frustrating to be an economist. Theoretical discussions and arguments about tariffs date back to at least the eighteenth century. In 1776, Adam Smith, in The Wealth of […]
Consumer Prices Fall in March
After a quarter-long inflationary resurgence, it looks like prices are now falling. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined 0.1 percent in March. Prices […]
AIER’s Everyday Price Index Climbs Slightly in March 2025
The Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.18 percent in March 2025, bringing the index to 292.9. The March increase brings the number of consecutive increases in the AIER inflation measure […]
US Air Strikes on Iran: a Fool’s Errand Risks Forever War
On Capitol Hill, where memories are short, concern about open-ended military conflicts — or as one might call them, war — is now considered “hysteria.” Such was the case when […]
Can Microgrants Fix Our Foreign Aid Failures?
For decades, international development has been synonymous with massive aid programs, billion-dollar projects, and slow-moving bureaucracies. Governments and global institutions have spent trillions trying to address economic and social challenges […]
The Other Cost of Protectionism
Fears about tariffs causing a recession are high right now. Betting markets pretty clearly favor the claim of a forthcoming recession. Businesses do have a lot to fear – tariffs […]
