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May 4, 2025 Two Key Economic Lessons in One BillHoosiers face trade-offs and opportunity costs in the wake of SEA1.
April 20, 2025 The Unanticipated Effects of SB1Businesses, governments and households may all feel the effects.
April 13, 2025 The Stupidest of PoliciesThis whipsawing of tariff rates has unnerved financial markets, which on Wednesday, were toying with a liquidity crisis.
April 6, 2025 American Scientific Brain Drain Is Now HappeningUniversities need to be free, not conformist.
October 13, 2024 Worsening Brain DrainThe declining educational spending at state universities should be of big interest to elected officials in all the towns around public universities.
October 6, 2024 Thinking About Marijuana LegalizationIndiana may look to neighboring states when considering policies and effects.
April 21, 2024 Some Thoughts on the Caitlin Clark EffectAdvance ticket sales for WNBA games in Indianapolis are at record levels—and record prices.
March 24, 2024 The Lasting Effect of the KKK in IndianaIndiana had the highest share of residents in the Klan at any time in history.
February 18, 2024 NATO Has Secured Our Peace and Prosperity The wars of the 20th century were economic disasters of historic proportion.
January 14, 2024 Thinking Hard About the IREAD TestAbout one in five Hoosier 3rd graders fail to pass the statewide reading test.
August 27, 2023 Indiana’s Hospital Monopolies Are WorseningBetween 2019 and 2021, the average American saw a $10 increase in hospital charges, compared to an increase of $175 per Hoosier.
June 11, 2023 “Of Boys and Men” by Richard Reeves Is a Must ReadThe gender gap in education is larger than any racial or ethnic gap.
May 28, 2023 Educational Attainment, the 21st Century Fund and the Future of SchoolingIndiana ranks 42nd in educational attainment.
February 5, 2023 HB1004 Would Restrict Hospital MonopoliesIndiana’s not-for-profit hospitals are among the most profitable businesses in the United States.
December 25, 2022 Storm Costs on ChristmasThis storm comes amidst some of the busiest travel days of the year.
November 13, 2022 The Timing of Economic PolicyCentral planning of economic activity likely will result in wasteful, ineffective policies.
August 14, 2022 SB1 Will Be Deeply Damaging to Indiana’s EconomyPublic policy is about trade-offs, it is just imperative to know what they are.
October 10, 2021 COVID and the Risks of Medical Care Delays As we think about the longer-term effects of COVID, we must consider how many people have deferred medical care because of the disease.
September 19, 2021 Vaccine Mandates Are Huge Cost SavingsMost individuals have dodged the financial cost of COVID health expenses, but insurance premiums are likely to rise.
August 29, 2021 COVID Reveals Regional InequalityThe latest jobs report captures the geographic clustering of COVID and economic performance.
August 22, 2021 How to Think About the Infrastructure BillInfrastructure spending reallocates jobs far more often than it creates them.
July 25, 2021 Ending the Pandemic UI Was a Rare Mistake by This AdministrationThe pandemic unemployment insurance payments were as close to a ‘free lunch’ for Hoosier taxpayers as anything we’ll ever receive.
May 9, 2021 Mother’s Day Thoughts in the Wake of COVIDThe experience of women in the labor force has differed from that of men in key respects.
December 27, 2020 Some Thoughts on the Coal EconomyMany of the cities and towns born in the Industrial Revolution have lost their original economic reason for being.
December 6, 2020 The Private Sector Is the Hero of COVIDSmart, successful businesses chase consumer interests.
November 15, 2020 It’s the Disease Wrecking the Economy, Not the Government ResponseWe Americans are stubborn people, for both good and ill.
August 9, 2020 Some Thoughts on the COVID Impact on SportsSports provide great opportunities and lessons to young athletes and the industry generates billions of dollars in employment.
May 17, 2020 It’s the Disease, Not the GovernmentConsumer spending changed before any government restrictions were implemented.
April 26, 2020 Covid-19 Response May Be the Most Consequential Decision in State HistoryThe real policy question is whether the benefit of these decisions outweighed the costs.
April 12, 2020 Economic Uncertainty Surround COVID-19Until we develop a vaccine, a robust treatment or broad immunity, a significant level of reduced economic activity must be expected.
April 5, 2020 Long-Term Changes from COVID-19We need to place a more personal context on this crisis, and muse upon the potential change this will lead to in our economic lives.
March 29, 2020 We are Still Underreacting to COVID-19 RisksThis is a recession of choice, in the same way rationing in World War 2 was a choice.
September 8, 2019 The Costs of Natural DisastersNatural disasters impose costs on society, businesses, households and government.
April 21, 2019 Casino Bill is About Taxes, Not JobsCasinos do not create jobs; they simply move employees from one business to another.
September 24, 2017 Time to Quit Building Business Incubators, Co-Working Spaces and Maker’s SpacesThese spaces do not significantly improve the local economy.
March 1, 2015 We Need to Study, Modify and Preserve TIFIn the coming months we must better understand the characteristics of good and bad TIFs using data, not just anecdote.
January 12, 2014 The Coming Fed ActionsDevelopments in the Federal Reserve stimulus argument brew tantalizing ideas.
January 5, 2014 Economic Systems, North Korea and the ACAThe problem is that the economy we have is not a system; it is a series of markets that cannot be organized.
December 29, 2013 The Fed’s End-of-Year ActionsThe question is simply, why is this level of monetary growth not having a more visible effect?
December 8, 2013 The Forecasting SeasonA forecast is designed to provide the best possible prediction of economic activity in the future.
October 13, 2013 Welcome the Debate, Even If It Ain’t PrettyThe size and scope of our government is in tension with the available dollars we can tax from households and businesses.
July 7, 2013 The Real Marriage DebateEconomic costs come not from same-sex households, but from single-parent households.
May 19, 2013 The Heritage Foundation, Immigration and Moral CourageGood research should illuminate, not merely support an opinion.
April 21, 2013 Terror Bombings and the Broader EconomyWith the exception of 9/11, we Americans have been spared much of the bombing terror that is a part of life in much of the world.
April 7, 2013 Bad Ideas Still ReignToday I see three bad intellectual influences that merit noting—one each from the political right, the left and bipartisan folly.
March 31, 2013 A Policy ShiftIn the early days of the recession, there were two competing arguments about policy.
February 10, 2013 The Whys of Stock PricesThe shedding of 8 million unneeded workers boosted profits for lots of businesses.
December 16, 2012 Forecasts of the EconomyA well thought out economic forecast offers a great deal of useful information.
July 22, 2012 Job Creation and DestructionGovernments don't create jobs, businesses do.
February 6, 2012 Super Bowl Research and Economic ImpactsFor a community that prepares well, the Super Bowl elevates the destination status of the city to new heights.

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