Poverty IN America – Econlib
Book Review of Poverty, By America, by Matthew Desmond. I had not planned to read this book. I found the ...
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Tag: Econlib
Protectionism and Public Opinion – Econlib
We’ve long been told that if there’s one issue economists agree on… it’s free trade. Maybe economists still agree, but ...
Milei’s Message for Economists – Econlib
Soon before the election that made Javier Milei president, 108 economists around the world (including prominent names like Thomas Piketty, ...
My Final EconLog Post – Econlib
I began my blogging career at TheMoneyIllusion in early 2009 and ended that blog last year. In January 2014, I ...
Make Drug Approval Easier – Econlib
A few days ago, I listened to Russ Roberts’s EconTalk interview of cardiologist Eric Topol on the health issues ...
Meanwhile, in Mexico – Econlib
A report in the Financial Times indicates that Mexico is in the process of eliminating the checks and balances in ...
Useful Counterfactuals on Trade – Econlib
Counterfactuals are a necessary part of any scientific analysis: If X didn’t happen, then Y would have. But counterfactuals, by ...
Freedom as a Loophole – Econlib
The August 29 planned abolition of the de minimis customs exemption in the United States may come as a shock ...
Fentanyl Elasticity: Cutsinger’s Solution – Econlib
Question: Suppose the demand for fentanyl is perfectly inelastic, and that the users of fentanyl steal from others to acquire ...
Federalism and Housing Policy – Econlib
The Economist has an interesting article speculating that the red state advantage in housing affordability may be about to shrink: ...
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