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Return Of The Sowell Man

featuring Thomas Sowellvia Front Page Magazine
Monday, March 11, 2019
“Even the best things come to an end,” wrote Thomas Sowell in a December, 2016, column headlined “Farewell.” At the age of 86, the great economist had decided to stop writing his column and “spend less time following politics and more time on my photography.” Since then, Sowell has been rather quiet, but current political trends have prompted him to re-emerge.
Analysis and Commentary

Jacob Vigdor On Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage

by David R. Hendersonvia The Library of Economics and Liberty
Monday, March 11, 2019
In the latest EconTalk, both host Russ Roberts and economist interviewee Jacob Vigdor do a great job of discussing Vigdor’s and his colleagues’ 2016 study of Seattle’s large increase in the minimum wage. Russ asks pretty much all the right questions at all the right points. I highly recommend it.
In the News

Carbon Tax Is Feel-Good Folly

quoting Thomas Sowellvia The Bulletin
Saturday, March 9, 2019

The great economist Thomas Sowell said: “Much of the social history of the Western world over the past three decades has involved replacing what worked with what sounded good.”

In the News

Who's Really To Blame For America’s Trade Deficit?

quoting George P. Shultz, Martin Feldsteinvia Barron's
Friday, March 8, 2019

Americans buy more than they produce. According to the latest data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, published on Wednesday, imports of goods and services from the rest of the world exceeded exports by $621 billion in 2018. The deficit in manufactured goods was worth more than $840 billion—a new all-time high.

Interviews

Victor Davis Hanson: Trump Is Winning Because Agenda 'Tailor-Made' For Working-Class

interview with Victor Davis Hansonvia Fox News
Friday, March 8, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson notes that President Trump won in 2016, and continues to hold sizable support because his agenda is "tailor-made" for key constituencies throughout the country that have become disillusioned with politics.

Interviews

Santelli Exchange: Lazear On The Jobs Report

interview with Edward Paul Lazearvia CNBC
Friday, March 8, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow Ed Lazear discusses higher wages despite less hours worked, fewer part-time workers, and the implications for Fed policy.

Analysis and Commentary

Gail Heriot

by David R. Hendersonvia EconLog
Friday, March 8, 2019

I read about 20 to 25 web sites a day and one I look at regularly is Instapundit. For those who don’t know, it was started by University of Tennessee law professor Glenn Reynolds some years ago and the title is descriptive. He and his co-bloggers post almost 100 entries a day and it is “Insta.” That is, a lot of the posts are simply links with one-line descriptions or brief additions. Occasionally, though, the posts are longer.

Interviews

Raghuram Rajan: Inequality In America

interview with Raghuram Rajanvia NPR
Thursday, March 7, 2019

Hoover Institution fellow  Raghuram Rajan discusses how technology has made globalization possible, but it made inequality in the US much worse. Rajan examines inequality, what it means, and how is can be a benefit for everyone.

In the News

Ex-RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan To Get Yashwantrao Chavan National Award

featuring Raghuram Rajanvia The Economic Times
Thursday, March 7, 2019

Former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has been chosen for the 'Yashwantrao Chavan National Award 2018' for his contribution towards economic development. Rajan will be presented the award at a function here on March 12 on the occasion of 106th birth anniversary of late Yashwantrao Chavan, who was the first chief minister of Maharashtra, a release issued here said.

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A Conversation With Professor Raghuram Rajan

mentioning Raghuram Rajanvia Chicago Booth Review
Tuesday, March 12, 2019

The Chicago Booth London campus is delighted to host the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India and finance professor Raghuram Rajan - one of the most important economic thinkers of our time – to discuss the current populist backlash against globalisation and the release of his new book, The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind.

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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.

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