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Analysis and Commentary

Jacob Vigdor On The Seattle Minimum Wage

by Russ Robertsvia EconTalk
Monday, March 4, 2019

Jacob Vigdor of the University of Washington talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the impact of Seattle's minimum wage increases in recent years. Vigdor along with others from the Evans School of Public Policy and Governance have tried to measure the change in employment, hours worked, and wages for low-skilled workers in Seattle. He summarizes those results here arguing that while some workers earned higher wages, some or all of the gains were offset by reductions in hours worked and a reduction in the rate of job creation especially for low-skilled workers.

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A Century Of Ideas: Labor And Capital Market Policy: From Ideas To Actions Over One Hundred Years

Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Hauck Auditorium, Stanford University

Nowhere are good economic ideas more important for growth and stability than in labor and capital markets. Enormous technological, political, and demographic shifts in the past one hundred years have changed what is feasible and what works in practice. Panelists will discuss how ideas about the roles of government and private enterprise have changed, how good ideas stressing economic freedom can be advanced into action, and the influence of globalization on the ability of governments to apply good ideas to capital flows and immigration.

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Procedure Without Accountability

quoting Eric Hanushekvia City Journal
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Philip Howard details how government-worker unions impede rational decision-making.

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California’s “Big Brother” Labor Regulations Will Harm Those Whom It Intends To Help

by Lee Ohanianvia California on Your Mind
Tuesday, February 12, 2019

According to employment law attorneys, California has the strictest regulations regarding women’s earnings and employment in the country. Unfortunately, recently enacted and proposed legislation that is intended to advance women’s earnings and opportunities have significant, unintended negative effects that will indirectly hurt women, particularly those from minority groups or with fewer skills. Men will also be affected negatively, as extreme and expensive regulations will drive even more businesses from the state and reduce opportunities for all workers.

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Area 45: Is Taxing Wealth “Economic Justice?” With John Cochrane

interview with John H. Cochranevia Matters of Policy & Politics
Thursday, February 7, 2019

The merits of the various proposed tax hikes and whether they constitute sound economics.

Interviews

China's Likely Afraid Of Trade War Escalation, Says Niall Ferguson

interview with Niall Fergusonvia CNBC
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses what to expect from President Trump's trade policy.

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The Libertarian: The New Progressive Agenda

interview with Richard A. Epsteinvia The Libertarian
Thursday, February 7, 2019

Examining a raft of left-wing policy proposals from 2020 presidential candidates.

Analysis and Commentary

Customs Officer Discovers Effects Of International Trade

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Sunday, February 3, 2019

About a week after I was made a Commissioner of the Customs, upon looking over the list of prohibited goods, (which is hung up in every Customhouse and which is well worth your considering) and upon examining my own wearing apparel, I found, to my great astonishment, that I had scarce a stock, a cravat, a pair of ruffles, or a pocket handkerchief which was not prohibited to be worn or used in G. Britain. 

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Good News On Employment

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Friday, February 1, 2019

The latest data (for January) on employment and unemployment came out this morning and the news is good. The biggest news: The labor force participation rate, which has been the sick puppy this century, rose by 0.1 percentage point, from 63.1 percent to 63.2 percent. The employment to population ratio rose by 0.1 percentage point, from 60.6 percent to 60.7 percent.

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Niall Ferguson: Doubt China's Xi Jinping Can Offer US Agreeable Deal

interview with Niall Fergusonvia CNBC
Thursday, January 24, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Niall Ferguson discusses the impact of the trade war between the US and China.

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