Price Controls: A Troubling Trend in Latin America
Argentina, Venezuela, and now even Ecuador have all embraced an unfortunate, if familiar, economic craze currently sweeping the region – …
Read MoreThe Siren Song of Exchange Controls
Paul Krugman , professor of economics at MIT, has recently completed an Asian tour during which he sang the praises …
Read MoreDollarization for Argentina
The devaluation of the Brazilian real has prompted President Carlos Menem of Argentina to advocate the dollarization of his country’s …
Read MoreThe Euro’s Rebound?
Maybe, just maybe, the bedraggled euro finally will pick itself off the floor. That’s what you hear from its champions, …
Read MoreTruth or Consequences
Public companies occasionally dissemble or even lie. When they do, the perpetrators risk trouble with the law. Just ask the …
Read MoreThe Hoodwinkers
Argentina is struggling to keep its economy afloat. A gaggle of savants would have us believe that the source of …
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