Matters of Policy & Politics

Area 45: Tim Kane’s Economic “Beauty Contest”

The importance of valuation with regard to America’s economy.

Matters of Policy & PoliticsSeptember 4, 2019
Area 45: Tim Kane’s Economic “Beauty Contest”

Every wondered how individuals determine how much things are really worth? A Hoover Institution online survey – i.e., an “economic beauty contest” – wants your input. Tim Kane, an economist and the Hoover Institution’s J.P. Conte Fellow in Immigration Studies, discusses the importance of valuation with regard to America’s  economy. And he analyzes the Trump Administration’s latest immigration actions, including a change to green card qualifications.

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