Raise Minimum Wage, Kill Jobs
During his State of the Union address, President Obama announced that he intended to raise minimum wages to $10.10/hour for …
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France’s Valls Is No Bill Clinton
President Francois Hollande has put in place a new French government led by Prime Minister Manuel Valls. This maneuver has …
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Balcerowicz’s Polish Big Bang versus Ukraine
On May 21, 2014, Leszek Balcerowicz will receive the 2014 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty during a dinner at …
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Iran, Stable but Miserable
Since Hassan Rouhani assumed the presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran in August of last year, the economic outlook …
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Afghanistan: Obama’s War
Last week, when President Obama made his trip to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, he claimed that “America’s war in …
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Measuring Misery in Latin America: More Dollarization, Please
In my misery index, I calculate a ranking for all countries where suitable data from the Economist Intelligence Unit exist. …
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