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Trump’s Tariff Recession Is HereMy new forecast, completed in late April, predicts a national recession began as early as March in reaction to Trump’s tarriffs.

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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.
January 5, 2025 School Choice Is a Good, Not Great Thing… Sort ofThe benefits are overestimated and misunderstood.
October 20, 2024 Lessons in Home PricesIndiana’s dominant housing problem is a surplus of homes that are unlikely to ever again be occupied.
July 7, 2024 Freedom Is DifficultSimply living in the United States is as easy as it gets, and almost always has been.
May 5, 2024 US Debt Will Change Local Economic Development PoliciesThere’s no tax cut that will generate rapid economic growth, nor is there some magical spending mix that will cause a big spike in productivity.
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 17, 2024 Deep Ideological Chasm Behind SB202 Will RemainThe central fight over ideological bias on campus involves two competing visions of the world.
November 26, 2023 The Best of ThanksgivingsWhether in times of peace or distress, we always find time to give thanks.
November 5, 2023 Municipal Elections Are Critical to Your ProsperityIn Indiana’s cities, like most cities nationwide, the problems mayors face aren’t partisan issues.
August 13, 2023 A More Thoughtful Understanding of Quality of LifeRunning through a hypothetical list of amenities is the worst way to think about improving quality of life.
July 23, 2023 Populists Are Wrong—Life Is Better TodayMany problems arise when comparing the past to today.
January 15, 2023 Three Types of Public DebtAll types of public debt are effectively transfers of wealth from the future to our present selves.
December 25, 2022 Storm Costs on ChristmasThis storm comes amidst some of the busiest travel days of the year.
December 18, 2022 The Anderson Family Scholar HouseThe best assistance for a family comes comprehensively.
December 11, 2022 READI Grant Is Great for Most of IndianaBusinesses and households value public services more highly than public infrastructure spending.
November 13, 2022 The Timing of Economic PolicyCentral planning of economic activity likely will result in wasteful, ineffective policies.
August 21, 2022 Limiting Future InflationOverreacting to inflation can be worse to the economy than underreacting.
June 26, 2022 Inflation Affects Each Family DifferentlyWe understand earthquakes and hurricanes better than we do inflation.
May 15, 2022 Inflation Is a Policy and Political ProblemWe should all be humble in our criticism of the federal government in causing inflation.
March 20, 2022 Quality of Life Spending Is a Conservative PolicyHome prices and wages signal the desirability of communities.
November 21, 2021 Tax Debate Should Be About Value of Government Services, Not PriceOver the past two decades, Indiana cut business taxes and saw agonizingly slow economic growth.
February 17, 2019 Housing Demand in Indiana’s CommunitiesThe traditional economic factors of supply and demand explain nearly all new home construction in Indiana’s counties.
December 17, 2017 Bitcoin Isn’t Aging WellBitcoin remains an intriguing presence on the fringe of commerce.
May 18, 2014 Hoosiers Will Pay for Better Public ServicesTaxpayers are concerned with the value of government, not the cost alone.
April 13, 2014 Measuring the UnmeasurableMany things we value are not bought and sold, and so have no visible price.
December 23, 2012 Maximizing Utility Over the HolidaysThe holiday seasons remind us in part how we live a life.
August 26, 2012 The Arts Matter, When Art Lovers Are FreeThe measurement of value in an artistic endeavor will always lie in the hearts of men and women.
June 18, 2012 Fathers and Personal Discount RateThe more you value the future, the more highly you are apt to be valued by the economy, and vice versa.
March 19, 2012 It Is the Value Proposition, Not Costs, That Should Drive the Higher Education DebateThe real problem isn’t increasing costs, but uncertain benefits.
November 21, 2011 Some Penn State Lessons, Economic and OtherwiseThis cover up isn’t the failure of an idea, but of men.
December 31, 1969 Silly Bands and Value Theory. . . It is the desire and scarcity for an item that generates its value in a market exchange.

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