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The Economics of Zoning, Explained
What are zoning laws, how do they work, and what are their economic effects?
March 3, 2026
A Brief History of Federal Transfers to the States
This explainer traces the evolving, mutually dependent relationship between the federal government and the states through four pivotal eras of fiscal transfers: the Antebellum Land Grants, the Civil War, the New Deal, and the Great Society.
February 24, 2026
Mises and Hayek: Two Complementary Critiques of Central Planning
Economists Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek explain why the promises of central planning are fundamentally unworkable insofar as no central authority can replicate the rational calculation of market prices or the coordination of dispersed knowledge.
February 18, 2026
Fusionism
Past, Present, and a Conservative Liberal Future?
A reinvigorated conservative liberal Fusionism — emphasizing limited government, free enterprise, and a transcendent moral order — may offer the best hope at reconciling a broad array of communities and values to live peacefully together, serve as a bulwark against authoritarian tendencies, and form a powerful coalition to counter the radical collectivist bent in academia and on the political left more broadly.
February 3, 2026
Nuclear Power: A Free Market Approach
Nuclear energy is a source of clean, dependable power. It is the only carbon-free energy source that can reliably deliver power day and night on a large scale. But its potential will remain strangled by political constraints until we recognize that the path to a sustainable, competitive, and safe nuclear future runs straight through the free market. It is time to end the era of political capitalism in this sector and allow the atom to compete on its own merits.
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January 20, 2026
The Gold Standard, Explained
This explainer will outline what the gold standard was, how it operated, the benefits and criticisms surrounding it, and how its rise and eventual collapse shaped the global monetary system.
November 24, 2025
Look West, America
The American Institute for Economic Research educates people on the value of personal freedom, free enterprise, property rights, limited government, and sound money. AIER’s ongoing scientific research demonstrates the importance of these principles in advancing peace, prosperity, and human progress.
November 12, 2025
Understanding Medicaid
This explainer will outline how Medicaid functions, the program’s costs, its influence on healthcare in the United States, and how the proposed policy changes in 2025 could reshape the program.
October 28, 2025
Have Mount Laurel Obligations Made New Jersey Housing More Affordable? A Synthetic Control Analysis of Housing Supply and Cost
This paper investigates the effect of affordable housing obligations in New Jersey on cost of living, cost of housing, and actual housing production. New Jersey’s Mount Laurel court cases established […]
October 8, 2025
Enabling Bad Behavior: The Federal Reserve’s Municipal Liquidity Facility in Retrospect
Executive Summary In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act greatly expanded government intervention in the economy. Among many hasty creations of March […]
September 25, 2025
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