By Joris Melman and Giuseppe Porcaro, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute How can we understand citizens’ attitudes towards the euro and its politics? A previous research project studied narratives of the euro crisis and explored the blame game that marked these years. The study found part of the answer to why it has been so hard […]
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Washington Beyond the Headlines: Index Capital Gains to Inflation to Keep Economy Humming
By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor The Democratic primary gets nastier, coronavirus panics the markets and Congress responds with partisan bickering…. Ho hum, another week of business as usual…except for free market policy people who are busy working on issues and ideas that affect America, and the world. Read on for this week’s […]
Regressive Soda & Sugar Taxes Should Fizzle Out
Janson Prieb and Aaron Morrison, American Consumer Institute There is currently a global campaign to reduce the consumption of soda and ensure that consumers have healthier alternatives. Philadelphia, for instance, is contributing to the campaign through a soda tax while across the pond, the U.K. has implemented a sugar tax. However, despite […]
Don’t Think Software Design Is An Artform? Just Look At Java
By Thomas Carey, Sunstein LLP In its current term, the Supreme Court will decide Google v. Oracle, a copyright case that has huge implications for the software industry. The smaller issue, potentially involving billions of dollars, is whether Google’s Android operating […]
Will Canada follow California’s war on the gig economy?
“The Sharing Economy: Destroying Jobs Won’t Help Low-Income Workers” By Peter St. Onge and Daniel Dufort, courtesy of the Montreal Economic Institute Will Canada import California’s job-killing experiment and risk putting freelance work out of the reach of Canadians who need it? A case currently under consideration before the Supreme Court, Uber v. Heller,(1) […]
Canada needs immigration to drive growth
“Increase Immigration – Increase Prosperity” By Matthew Lau, courtesy of the Frontier Centre for Public Policy One of the big policy issues for the federal government this year, as well as in the Conservative leadership race, is immigration. By a margin of 63 percent to 7 percent, according to a recent Leger poll, […]
Global wealth inequality fell over last two decades
“Global wealth inequality has declined since 2000” Jørgen Sloth and Thomas Due Bostrup, courtesy of CEPOS Summary and commentary This analysis is about the evolution of global inequality. Among other things, it shows that wealth inequality has decreased over the past 20 years. Thus, the richest 10 per cent share of global wealth has fallen […]
Rent control failed in Sweden, like everywhere else
“Rent Control Has Failed in Sweden” Courtesy of Austrian Economics Center Governments, both nationally as well as on the local level, around the world are considering introducing rent control – or some, like the city of Berlin, even simply expropriating private property from landowners. However, these very governments should take a close […]
Gig economy innovators face tough fight against California’s daft AB-5 law
“Uber and Postmates’ Important AB-5 Lawsuit Faces an Uphill Battle” By Trace Mitchell and Jennifer Huddleston, courtesy of the Mercatus Center January 1 did not just ring in a new year and a new decade, it also heralded the start of California’s new worker classification law: Assembly Bill 5 (AB-5). Signed last […]
Mini Schengen: a small step to better cooperation in the Western Balkans, but don’t expect too much
By Mihailo Gajic, TES Contributor The leaders of Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania recently declared their willingness to ensure closer economic cooperation in the region through the ’’Little Schengen’’ mechanism, which will increase connectivity in the Western Balkan region. A short history The region, historically plagued with political instability […]