Based on this paper by @CatoInstitute's @AlexNowrasteh, immigrants barely differ politically object.cato.org/sites/cato.org… http://t.co/suwazCEcrU—
David Bier (@myfreesociety) February 24, 2015
Do immigrants bring their politics with them?
17 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: economics of immigration, voter demographics
Sanders, Trump and the median voter theorem
16 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, expressive voting, left-wing populists, Leftover Left, median voter theorem, rational ignorance, rational irrationality, right-wing populists
UK has the lowest company tax rate in the G20
16 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic growth, fiscal policy, macroeconomics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics Tags: British economy, company tax rate, company taxation, optimal tax theory, race to the top, tax competition
IFS Friday Figure: UK has the lowest corporate tax rate in the G20 #Budget2015 announced a 2% cut by 2020 #IFSFriFig http://t.co/T4Oq6ZXYd4—
IFS (@TheIFS) July 24, 2015
US Teen Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Rates
16 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, gender, labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA, population economics, welfare reform Tags: abortion, economics of fertility, marriage and divorce, single mothers, single parents, teen pregnancy
US Teen Pregnancy, Birth and Abortion Rates since 1972 http://t.co/mwR1U6WJg8—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) August 06, 2015
Washington Supreme Court Fines State $100,000.00 Per Day For Legislature Failing To Fund Education
15 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, law and economics, politics - USA, public economics Tags: constitutional law, rule of law, separation of powers
By Darren Smith, Weekend contributor
Nearly eleven months after holding the State of Washington in contempt for failing to provide an adequate funding plan for financing primary education in the state, the Washington Supreme Court issued an order fining the state $100,000.00 per day until the legislature satisfies the Court’s judgement in its landmark McCleary decision.
After three special sessions, the Legislature failed to provide a clear and fully funded plan. The Court acted, much to the chagrin of many of the state legislators. A few of which had some rather interesting solutions to address their failures to act.
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Why are Australian power prices so high?
15 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: carbon pricing, climate alarmism, power prices, solao energy, solar power, wind power
Why are ex-Communists still on the Left forgiven for their past?
15 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: autocracy, communism, ex-Communists, genocide, mass murder, reigns of terror, tinpot dictatorships, totalitarian dictatorships
When communism fell, so did mass killings. buff.ly/1PhbuYd #peace http://t.co/kZ3kKD3RI3—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) August 11, 2015
The war with Japan is over
15 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Paris, World War II
"War is Over," U.S. Servicemen and servicewomen, Paris, August 15, 1945. http://t.co/gQwd5lYvvO—
Old Pics Archive (@oldpicsarchive) April 03, 2015
Donald Trump Will Report for Jury Duty
15 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election
Richard Posner has served on juries
Puerto Rico’s predicaments: Is its minimum wage the culprit?
15 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economic history, industrial organisation, politics - USA, public economics, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: Puerto Rico
(Co-authored with Ben Zipperer. Posted at Washington Center for Equitable Growth)
Puerto Rico today faces a serious debt crisis, recently defaulting on a bond payment. The proximate cause is a slowdown in economic growth since the mid-2000s, which has reduced tax revenues, and a declining labor market, where employment growth has been mostly in the red since 2007.
There are many explanations for the economic downturn and the resulting fiscal crisis, but some commentators have incorrectly blamed the island’s high minimum wage. To be sure, the federal minimum wage—which has applied to Puerto Rico since 1983—is much more binding there than it is on the mainland. Because hourly wages are substantially lower in Puerto Rico compared to the U.S. mainland, the federal minimum wage policy affects more of the workforce there. In 2014, for example, the federal minimum wage stood at 77 percent of the median hourly wage in Puerto Rico…
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Donald Trump is a moderate Republican, which is why he was a registered Democrat recently
15 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, expressive voting, political polarisation, rational ignorance, rational irrationality, right-wing popularism
Basically, Trump is a @jbarro Republican. nytimes.com/2015/08/18/ups… http://t.co/cZw63rjjiy—
Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 14, 2015
Crime in the Big Apple
14 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order, New York City
Nice WSJ graph of the remarkable decline in crime in NYC since 2002. on.wsj.com/19XvVY5 http://t.co/iLDNufelVB—
Miles Kimball (@mileskimball) December 31, 2013
The fracking revolution
14 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, energy economics, politics - USA Tags: creative destruction, fracking
Union density rates in USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand since 1960
13 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, unions Tags: Australia, British economy, union membership, union power, union wage premium
Unions have been in a long-term decline in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the USA for as far back as survey and administrative data can be collected. There is a bit of a hump in union membership in the mid-1970s in New Zealand, Australia and the UK but that was about it.
Source: Source: OECD and J.Visser, ICTWSS database (Institutional Characteristics of Trade Unions, Wage Setting, State Intervention and Social Pacts, 1960-2010), version 3.0 (http://www.uva-aias.net/).
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