3+ hour, 41+ min ago  (807+ words) Beef has jumped 65 percent since 2020, turning a staple into a splurge. From drought-stricken ranches to fast-food menu shifts, beef prices are reshaping how Americans eat. Fluctuations in food prices are so commonplace that the entire category is excluded from the…...

22+ hour, 16+ min ago  (28+ words) Energy-driven inflation and slowing growth have put the Fed in a difficult position. A look at monetary policy rules shows why holding rates steady may be t. .....

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (964+ words) By constantly spending and generating new debt, Congress effectively forces prices to rise and purchasing power to fall, year after year. President Donald Trump is discovering what Joe Biden learned the hard way: voters don't easily forgive price increases. Despite…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (962+ words) From trade policy to public debt, today's economic debates echo those of 1776. The problem isn't a lack of knowledge " it's a failure to teach and apply enduring principles. Focusing economists' training primarily on market failure is like training physicists only…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (706+ words) A job's wage is not a measure of dignity " it's a reflection of economic value. Confusing the two leads to policies that undermine opportunity. For nearly a century, economists struggled with the famous diamond-water paradox. Water, while so essential for…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (524+ words) Credit is not an artificial construct imposed by financiers or states. It arises because modern commercial life cannot function without it. Yet those kings, priests, and populist politicians keep advancing similar objections: that credit is simply greed, or exploitation. Virtually…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (275+ words) Before it even hits shelves, Mariana Mazzucato's newest book recycles ideas that economists have already dismantled. Economics is a peculiar science. On the one hand, it is the queen of the social sciences and offers a powerful logic for understanding…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (250+ words) The appointment underscores AIER's commitment to advancing classical liberal principles in a difficult policy climate. The Board of Trustees of the "American Institute for Economic Research"(AIER), one of the oldest and most respected nonpartisan economic research and educational organizations…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (137+ words) Elon Musk claims AI-driven growth could fund UBI transfers without inflation. But relative prices " not just totals " still drive economic allocation. Peter C. Earle, Ph. D, is the Director of Economics and Economic Freedom and a Senior Research Fellow who joined…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (334+ words) A real-world example shows taxes eat into marginal income, steering workers toward lower-paying, but more pleasant, jobs. Could income taxes ever encourage someone to switch from a higher-paying to a lower-paying job? Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is yes. I have…...