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Some Economics of Preventive Health Care

There's an old dream about preventive health care, which I still hear from time to time.

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Some Economics of James Buchanan

The Fraser Institute has been publishing a "Essential Scholars" series of short books that provide an overview of the work of prominent thinkers, including John Locke, David Hume, and Adam Smith in the past, and Friedrich Hayek, Joseph Schumpeter, and Robert Nozick from more recent times.

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The Shrinking Role of European Companies in the Global Economy

The Economist titled its article on European corporations: "The land that ambition forgot. Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its footing?" (June 5, 2021).

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Why Have Mortality Rates Been Rising for US Working-Age Adults?

The mortality rate for "working age" US adults in the 25-64 age group has been rising.

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Biden’s Budget Plan May Lead The U.S. To Weaker Growth And Less Jobs

The first thing any economist should do while reading a budget proposal is to analyse the basic macro assumptions and the results presented by the administration.

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What is Complexity Economics?

What distinguishes "complexity economics"? W. Brian Arthur offers a short readable overview in "Foundations of complexity economics" (Nature Reviews Physics 3: 136–145, 2021).

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New Rules for Workers in the Gig Economy

US labor law divides workers into "employees," who are entitled to the coverage of certain laws like those relating to workers’ compensation, overtime pay, and the right to unionize, and "independent contractors" who are not covered by these laws.