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Everyone Should Have The Retirement Plan Federal Employees Enjoy
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by Teresa Ghilarducci, Kevin Hassettvia The Washington Post
All Eyes On Digital Payments
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by Raghuram Rajanvia Project Syndicate
Kevin Hassett On His Plan To Open Up The Retirement System
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interview with Kevin Hassettvia Yahoo
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Socialism and The Constitution
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by Michael McConnellvia Defining Ideas
The Essence Of Marxism
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by Niall Fergusonvia Defining Ideas
Portrait of Karl Marx
Liberal Democracy Vs. Communism
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by Peter Berkowitzvia Defining Ideas
How Socialist Is Bernie Sanders?
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by Paul R. Gregoryvia Defining Ideas
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A Cautionary Note On Price-Level Targeting
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by Charles I. Plosservia Defining Ideas
Furman, Summers And Taxes
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by David R. Hendersonvia Defining Ideas
The Bonds Of Colonialism
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by Terry Anderson, Wendy Purnellvia Defining Ideas

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Research Talk: Amit Seru On Household Debt Relief During The Pandemic

interview with Amit Seruvia NBER
Monday, March 8, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Amit Seru talks about government and household/private debt relief during the pandemic.

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Human Rights In Saudi Arabia: A Discussion With Karen Elliott House

interview with Karen Elliott Housevia The Caravan Notebook
Monday, March 8, 2021

Saudi Liberalization, a dramatic generational change, and the complicated role of the Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman.

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California Mass Exodus Caused By ‘Failure Of Governance,’ UCLA Professor Lee Ohanian Says

interview with Lee Ohanianvia Fox Business
Monday, March 8, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Lee Ohanian discusses how rising taxes and real estate prices are forcing people to leave California for Texas.

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Analysis and Commentary

Pay Toilets And NYT: A Free Market Microcosm

by John H. Cochranevia The Grumpy Economist
Monday, March 8, 2021

Nicholas Kristof in Sunday's New York Times asks a pressing -- often quite pressing -- question. Why are there no public toilets in America? He is right. He calls for a federal infrastructure plan to fix the problem: "Sure, we need investments to rebuild bridges, highways and, yes, electrical grids, but perhaps America’s most disgraceful infrastructure failing is its lack of public toilets."

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Analysis and Commentary

Leon Kass On Human Flourishing, Living Well, And Aristotle

by Russ Robertsvia EconTalk
Monday, March 8, 2021

Leon Kass, long-time teacher of classic works at the University of Chicago and now Dean of Faculty at Shalem College in Jerusalem, talks about human flourishing with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Drawing on an essay from his book, Leading a Worthy Life, Kass gives a broad overview of Aristotle's ideas on how to live. This episode also discusses the listeners' survey votes for their Top 10 EconTalk podcast episodes for 2020.

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In the News

Marathon Fight To Pass U.S. Pandemic Relief Tests Democrats’ Majority

quoting Lanhee J. Chenvia KFGO
Sunday, March 7, 2021

The battle to pass a COVID-19 relief bill demonstrated how hard things will be for U.S. President Joe Biden's Democrats in Congress, facing opposition from right and left as they try to score big wins with small majorities.

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The Fed Doesn’t Fear Inflation. Its Critics Have Longer Memories

by Niall Fergusonvia Bloomberg
Sunday, March 7, 2021

Milton Friedman saw the great uptick of the 1970s coming, and Larry Summers has similar warnings today. Jerome Powell would do well to listen.

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In the News

Privatisation May Lead To Increased Charges, Lower Profits For Public: AINBOF

quoting Raghuram Rajanvia Newsgram
Saturday, March 6, 2021

All India Nationalised Banks Officers Federation (AINBOF) has opposed privatisation of public sector banks as it will lead to increase in service charges and will take banking beyond the reach of common man.

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Analysis and Commentary

Portfolios For Long-Term Investors

by John H. Cochranevia SSRN
Saturday, March 6, 2021

How should long-term investors form portfolios in our time-varying, multifactor and friction-filled world? Two conceptual frameworks may help: looking directly at the stream of payments that a portfolio and payout policy can produce, and including a general equilibrium view of the markets’ economic purpose, and the nature of investors’ differences. 

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Prannoy Roy, Raghuram Rajan, Kaushik Basu On Farmers' Protest, Economy

interview with Raghuram Rajanvia NDTV
Thursday, March 4, 2021

Hoover Institution fellow Raghuram Rajan joins a panel to take a close look at the Union Budget, and in particular, on the word privatization. The panel will also discuss the importance of global ratings.

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Economic Policy Working Group

 
The Working Group on Economic Policy brings together experts on economic and financial policy to study key developments in the U.S. and global economies, examine their interactions, and develop specific policy proposals.

Milton and Rose Friedman: An Uncommon Couple