“A trillion euros on the wrong policy” By HSH Prince Michael of Liechtenstein, courtesy of ECAEF and GIS There are several cost-efficient and market-friendly policies that could be implemented by both Germany and the European Union to reduce the impact of carbon emissions on the environment. However, these solutions are being cast aside while […]
Author: Erik Sass
Irish tax system fairest in Europe
“Irish tax system does most in Europe to reduce inequality” Courtesy of ESRI No other tax system in Europe does more to reduce household income inequality than Ireland’s, according to a new study by an economist at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI). While the distribution of household income in Ireland […]
German climate activists demand action, not words, in 2020
“The time for courageous climate policy is now!” By Charlotte Unger, courtesy of IASS In 2019 the public debate on climate change shifted markedly, yet little was achieved in terms of concrete action. What developments can we hope to see in the year ahead? Heralded as a year for action, 2019 turned out […]
Rent controls in London would backfire, like they always do
“Rent controls in London could bring ‘immense economic costs’ and increase ‘social segregation’, finds new report” Courtesy of the IEA Calls from politicians, including the Mayor of London, to introduce rent caps are misguided and would impose immense economic and social costs on the capital, according to a new report from Swedish think […]
US ferries sinking under Jones Act
“U.S. Ferry Systems Soaked by Maritime Protectionism” By Colin Grabow, courtesy of the Cato Institute Some of the country’s leading ferry systems are facing an increasingly precarious outlook. In Alaska, questions loom over the state‐run ferry system’s future after the governor and legislature last year endorsed paring back massive subsidies needed to keep it afloat. In Washington state, […]
Europe needs a money laundering czar to lead crackdown
“A European anti–money laundering supervisor: From vision to legislation” By Nicolas Véron and Joshua Kirschenbaum, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute The European Union is moving toward implementing a policy to strengthen anti–money laundering (AML) supervision across its Single Market, namely enforcing requirements on banks and other firms to ensure they do not facilitate […]
Best of a Bad Lot: Americans distrust tech less than failing institutions
“Amidst ‘Techlash,’ Many Americans Still View Technology Industry in a Positive Light” By Adam Thierer and Connor Haaland, courtesy of the Mercatus Center Recently, many politicians, journalists, and others have been talking a lot about a “techlash” against Silicon Valley giants from which only government intervention can deliver us. However, Americans hold technology […]
Time to break the cycle of panic
“Let’s (Not) Panic Again” By Simon Sarevski, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center Since time immemorial if you asked an adolescent whether he expects to live a better life than his parents the definitive answer would have been negative. But then, at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, that answer changed to a […]
Washington Beyond the Headlines: A Tariff Is A Tax!
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor While the impeachment circus goes on America’s economy surges ahead, unemployment is low and conservative and center-right organizations and individuals are doing lots of work on issues and ideas that affect America, and the world. Read on, it’s a busy week (except in Congress)… Tariff Wars, […]
The cult of youth, identity politics, and the quest for enduring stability: A Romanian case study
By Georgiana Constantin-Parke, TES Contributor Shortly after the 2014 Romanian presidential election, on a sunny autumn day, I was walking down the streets of Bucharest. Klaus Werner Iohannis had just won the election. In front of me, a middle- aged woman was holding the Romanian flag and smiling as if in a trance. […]