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, 2022A response icon1May 9, 2022A response icon1
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, 2021A response icon2Dec 6, 2021A response icon2
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, 2021A response icon3Oct 27, 2021A response icon3
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, 2021A response icon2Oct 5, 2021A response icon2
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, 2021A response icon3Sep 22, 2021A response icon3
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, 2021A response icon1Sep 19, 2021A response icon1
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, 2021A response icon4Sep 15, 2021A response icon4
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, 2021A response icon2Aug 23, 2021A response icon2
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, 2021A response icon9Jul 8, 2021A response icon9
Published inMarkerWho’s Afraid of the Phillips Curve?US inflation has been rising. Should we panic?Jun 27, 2021A response icon3Jun 27, 2021A response icon3
