Published inBasic IncomeWork Disincentives Hit the Near-Poor Hardest. Better Cash Assistance Could Help.America’s social safety net is full of snares for the unwary. Integrated Cash Assistance could fix many of its problems.May 9, 20221May 9, 20221
Published inMarkerEven at Today’s High Gas Prices, Driving Is Extremely CheapThe price that matters is how long you have to work to drive your car 100 milesDec 6, 20212Dec 6, 20212
Published inGENThe Taliban Have an Economic Crisis on Their HandsAfghanistan‘s new leadership has some tough choices to make if they want to avoid hyperinflationOct 27, 20213Oct 27, 20213
Published inAge of AwarenessCarbon Pricing: The Tool that Makes All Other Tools Work BetterCarbon pricing is not an ideology, it is just a tool. A uniquely versatile one.Oct 5, 20212Oct 5, 20212
Published inBasic IncomeWould a UBI End Everything We Love About America? No.No, Prof. Mankiw, better social protections, even a full-out UBI, would not undermine the things we love about America.Sep 22, 20213Sep 22, 20213
Published inAge of AwarenessCarbon Pricing as a Tool of Deep DecarbonizationCarbon pricing can do more than simply slow emissions. Properly implemented, it can achieve true deep decarbonization.Sep 19, 20211Sep 19, 20211
Published inAge of AwarenessThe Thriller “Debt Bomb”: Fake and Real Threats to America’s EconomyThe novel Debt Bomb is a warning to America of a fiscal crisis. What threats are real and what are fake?Sep 15, 20214Sep 15, 20214
Will Hyperinflation Be Afghanistan’s Next Affliction?All signs suggest that Afghanistan is in for a rough ride under the Taliban. Hyperinflation may be on the way.Aug 23, 20212Aug 23, 20212
Published inBasic IncomeCan Guaranteed Income for the 21st Century End Poverty as we Know It?A new version of basic income promises to abolish absolute poverty as we know it. With some tweaks, it just might do that.Jul 8, 20219Jul 8, 20219
Published inMarkerWho’s Afraid of the Phillips Curve?US inflation has been rising. Should we panic?Jun 27, 20213Jun 27, 20213
