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The Minimum Wage Controversy

Why has the economic research of the last few decades had a hard time getting a firm handle on the the effects of minimum wages?

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Debunking The Myth Of The Savings Glut

Many economists point out to the “abnormal” rise in savings as a bullish signal that will drive a stronger recovery and a consumption boom.

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Rural Poverty in the 21st Century

Rural poverty is often overlooked.

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What Gets Counted When Measuring US Tax Progressivity

The "progressivity"  of a tax refers to whether those with higher incomes pay a higher share of income in taxes than those with lower incomes. The federal income tax is progressive in this sense. 

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Post Covid-19: The World Faces a Risk of a Lost Decade

Our world cannot afford a lost decade after the Covid-19 pandemic.

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How to Regulate a Railroad

The economics of railroads poses some problems for economists.

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Negative Rates Are Coming to the UK and How to Protect Your Savings

Negative rates are the destruction of money, an economic aberration based on the mistakes of many central banks and some of their economists who start from a wrong diagnosis: the idea that economic agents do not take more credit or invest more because they choose to save too much and therefore saving must be penalized to stimulate the economy. Excuse the bluntness, but it is a ludicrous idea.

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