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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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