Canada’s Growth Problem Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita is a key metric of economic performance which tells us how much per person is available to be consumed, invested, or…
Renewable energy advocates like to stick to their talking points about wind and solar, but they never seem to address the elephant — or elephants — in the room when…
A recent CNN article said: After two years of surging prices, economists still can’t agree on what has caused the world’s worst inflation crisis in decades. While the usual culprits…
Times’ columnist is consistently unhelpful.
One man's journey from first rate academic economist to tedious, partisan bore.
Paul Krugman’s arguments do not fare well against evidence presented in a new book titled "Austerity: When It Works and When It Doesn’t."
Improved productivity is the main source of per capita income growth. The two main drivers of that are education and Research & Development. Our state performs below average in both.…
A serious look at our economy dispels the political hype that Minnesota is a 'blue state that works.'
The following article originally appeared in Reason. Humanity is enjoying a world of increasingly cheap and ever more abundant mineral, agricultural, forestry and energy resources reports a brilliant new study, the Simon…
Among other things, Ireland is famous for its stories. The story of the Irish economy in the last 30 years highlights the importance of sound fiscal and monetary policy and…
In 2011, Sen. Bernie Sanders wrote "These days, the American dream is more apt to be realized in South America, in places such as Ecuador, Venezuela and Argentina, where incomes…
Minnesota’s state budget continues to grow and grow, even after adjusting for inflation and population. Total spending in...