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This paper takes a modestly deeper dive into the threat of, and prospects for, inflation. It also lays out the current circumstances of the labor market provided by the monthly jobs report. Link to study: A Deeper Dive
The shocking onslaught of the Russian military into the Ukraine, and Kiev (or Kyiv) in particular, prompts thoughts of what relationship has obtained, over the long run of history, between Russia and Ukraine. Some of the topics associated with this historical matter can be difficult if not controversial to relate and reckon with. Events nonetheless have brought it to the fore of our attention.
Dr. Arthur Laffer | Oxford Union Web Series
Click here to see assorted letters and documents related to an economic reform program.
“Superman, Wyatt Earp, and Dorothy: The Story of Kansas" is Arthur Laffer’s assessment of the Kansas economy during and the governorship of Sam Brownback. “The Economic Burden of Tax Code Complexity” is a 2010 study by Arthur Laffer, Wayne Winegarten, and businessman John Childs about the full costs of filing tax returns.
In this lesson, Dr. Laffer details the origins, practical uses, and theory behind the Laffer Curve. The Laffer Curve looks at the relationship between tax rates and tax revenues. The basic theory behind this relationship is that changes in tax rates have two effects on revenues: the arithmetic effect and the economic effect. The arithmetic…
Markets certainly aren’t immune to failure–however, many economic models exploring “market failure” and classic textbook examples criticizing free-markets utilize unrealistic models that underrate the innovations of real-world capitalism, and which simultaneously overrate the ability of political saviors. In this lesson, Dr. Laffer dissects the flaws of popular criticisms of laissez-faire capitalism. Link to article: Perfect…
