The Rise and Fall of the Gold Standard in the United States
There is, in informal discussions and even in some academic writings, a tendency to treat U.S. monetary history as divided between a gold...
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As concern over climate change grows, policymakers face a difficult question: How much should society spend today to protect future generations against the unknown risks emissions create? In the new issue of Regulation, Bob Litterman, Robert S. Pindyck, Daniel Sutter, Shi-Ling Hsu, and David R. Henderson explore a variety of approaches.
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Immigration Illusions Part One: “Average Wages” Severely Muddled
Confusing an “average wage” with a “typical wage” is an interminable and mischievous fallacy.
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Renowned development economist Deepak Lal draws on 50 years of experience around the globe to describe developing-country realities and rectify misguided notions about economic progress.
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