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ABOUT MERCATUS
About. The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. A university-based research center, the Mercatus Center advances knowledge about how markets work to improve people’s lives by training graduate students DEMYSTIFYING THE MAGICAL MULTIPLIER MYTH Keynesian economists claim that every dollar the federal government spends to stimulate the economy will generate a return of between $1.50 and $2.00. New reserach reveals that those projections are overly optimistic. Read more at Creators. COVID-19 AND THE FED’S MONETARY POLICY At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the US money stock surged at a pace that in the past has produced inflation. The newly announced policy of the Federal Reserve labeled “flexible average inflation targeting” offers no assurance that the United States will emerge from the pandemic with price stability rather than an uncontrolled rise in inflation. In “COVID-19 and HOW THE INTERNET, THE SHARING ECONOMY, AND REPUTATIONAL This paper argues that the sharing economy—through the use of the Internet and real time reputational feedback mechanisms—is providing a solution to the lemons problem that many regulators have spent decades attempting to overcome. Section I provides an overview of the sharing economy and traces its rapid growth. Section II revisits the lemons theory as well as the variousFAMILY POLICY
Follow everything happening at the Mercatus Center from week to week by subscribing to This Week at Mercatus. Each week, we will send you the latest in publications, media, and events featuring Mercatus research and scholars. THE BRIDGE | MERCATUS CENTER The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems.BUILD MORE HOUSES
Most debates about the causes of the Great Recession and the financial crisis accept the following premise: Too many homes had been built in the United States before 2007, and excessive construction was a fundamental cause of the resulting economic upheavals. Kevin Erdmann rejects this premise in his “Build More Houses: How an Incorrect Perception of Housing Supply Fueled theCHRISTINE MCDANIEL
Christine McDaniel is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center. Her research focuses on international trade, globalization, and intellectual property rights.McDaniel previously worked at Sidley Austin, LLP, a global law firm, where she was a senior economist. She has held several positions in the U.S. government, including Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Treasury HOW MANY WORKERS SUPPORT ONE SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREE The Social Security program matured in the 1960s, when Americans were consistently having fewer children, living longer, and earning wages at a slower rate than the rate of growth in the number of retirees. As these trends have continued, today there are just 2.9 workers per retiree—and this amount is expected to drop to two workers per BARRIERS TO ENTRY IN THE HEALTHCARE MARKETS Certificate-of-need (CON) laws for MRI, CT, and PET scans exist in 21 US states. These laws, similarly to CON laws for other services, mandate approval processes that healthcare providers must go through to obtain scanning technology. One common argument for CON laws is that they benefit the patient by keeping healthcare costs low, which they are presumed to do by preventing HOME | MERCATUS CENTERMAINTHE BRIDGERESEARCHSTUDENTSSTATE BY STATETHE MARKET FOR NEIGHBORHOODS The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY AFTER COVID-19 COVID-19 AND THE FED’S MONETARY POLICY HOME | MERCATUS CENTER: F. A. HAYEK PROGRAM The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. THE SOCIAL RATE OF TIME PREFERENCE AND THE MERCATUS CENTER AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 6 W = e−ρt U(c t)dt 0 ∫∝ (1) where U(c t ) represents the utility that society derives from per capita consump - tion during period t.9 The discount factor, which is e–ρ t, applies to the utility in period t (e is the exponential function).10 The pure rate of time preference, ρ, reflects society’s “impatience” and is the rate of THE TAX BURDEN ACROSS VARYING INCOME The following charts are the second in a series on the US federal personal income tax system by Mercatus Center senior research fellow Veronique de Rugy. The first chart uses the most recent data from the IRS to compare individual marginal federal income rates in varying income quintiles. Marginal rates are what taxpayers in a given bracket pay for the portion of their overall income that MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT: A MICROECONOMIC APPROACH The high and rising cost of US medical care is partially attributable to legally enforced rigidities in the health care system. By relaxing restrictions, the government can unlock competitive forces that drive prices down and empower individuals to avoid unnecessary, expensive medical services. A more open health care market would give providers incentives to innovate in ways HOW MANY WORKERS SUPPORT ONE SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREE The Social Security program matured in the 1960s, when Americans were consistently having fewer children, living longer, and earning wages at a slower rate than the rate of growth in the number of retirees. As these trends have continued, today there are just 2.9 workers per retiree—and this amount is expected to drop to two workers per DON LAVOIE FELLOWSHIP The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, and online fellowship program for advanced undergraduates, recent graduates considering graduate school, and early-stage graduate students.Fellowships are open to students from any discipline who are interested in studying key ideas in political economy and learning how to utilize these ideas in academic and policy research. THE BENEFITS OF FREE TRADE: ADDRESSING KEY MYTHS THE BENEFITS OF FREE TRADE: ADDRESSING KEY MYTHS _____ The benefits of free international trade are often diffuse and hard to see, while the benefits of shielding HOME | MERCATUS CENTERMAINTHE BRIDGERESEARCHSTUDENTSSTATE BY STATETHE MARKET FOR NEIGHBORHOODS The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY AFTER COVID-19 COVID-19 AND THE FED’S MONETARY POLICY HOME | MERCATUS CENTER: F. A. HAYEK PROGRAM The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. THE SOCIAL RATE OF TIME PREFERENCE AND THE MERCATUS CENTER AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 6 W = e−ρt U(c t)dt 0 ∫∝ (1) where U(c t ) represents the utility that society derives from per capita consump - tion during period t.9 The discount factor, which is e–ρ t, applies to the utility in period t (e is the exponential function).10 The pure rate of time preference, ρ, reflects society’s “impatience” and is the rate of THE TAX BURDEN ACROSS VARYING INCOME The following charts are the second in a series on the US federal personal income tax system by Mercatus Center senior research fellow Veronique de Rugy. The first chart uses the most recent data from the IRS to compare individual marginal federal income rates in varying income quintiles. Marginal rates are what taxpayers in a given bracket pay for the portion of their overall income that MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT: A MICROECONOMIC APPROACH The high and rising cost of US medical care is partially attributable to legally enforced rigidities in the health care system. By relaxing restrictions, the government can unlock competitive forces that drive prices down and empower individuals to avoid unnecessary, expensive medical services. A more open health care market would give providers incentives to innovate in ways HOW MANY WORKERS SUPPORT ONE SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREE The Social Security program matured in the 1960s, when Americans were consistently having fewer children, living longer, and earning wages at a slower rate than the rate of growth in the number of retirees. As these trends have continued, today there are just 2.9 workers per retiree—and this amount is expected to drop to two workers per DON LAVOIE FELLOWSHIP The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, and online fellowship program for advanced undergraduates, recent graduates considering graduate school, and early-stage graduate students.Fellowships are open to students from any discipline who are interested in studying key ideas in political economy and learning how to utilize these ideas in academic and policy research. THE BENEFITS OF FREE TRADE: ADDRESSING KEY MYTHS THE BENEFITS OF FREE TRADE: ADDRESSING KEY MYTHS _____ The benefits of free international trade are often diffuse and hard to see, while the benefits of shieldingABOUT MERCATUS
About. The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. A university-based research center, the Mercatus Center advances knowledge about how markets work to improve people’s lives by training graduate students DEMYSTIFYING THE MAGICAL MULTIPLIER MYTH Keynesian economists claim that every dollar the federal government spends to stimulate the economy will generate a return of between $1.50 and $2.00. New reserach reveals that those projections are overly optimistic. Read more at Creators. COVID-19 AND THE FED’S MONETARY POLICY At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the US money stock surged at a pace that in the past has produced inflation. The newly announced policy of the Federal Reserve labeled “flexible average inflation targeting” offers no assurance that the United States will emerge from the pandemic with price stability rather than an uncontrolled rise in inflation. In “COVID-19 and HOW THE INTERNET, THE SHARING ECONOMY, AND REPUTATIONAL This paper argues that the sharing economy—through the use of the Internet and real time reputational feedback mechanisms—is providing a solution to the lemons problem that many regulators have spent decades attempting to overcome. Section I provides an overview of the sharing economy and traces its rapid growth. Section II revisits the lemons theory as well as the various THE BRIDGE | MERCATUS CENTER The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems.FAMILY POLICY
Follow everything happening at the Mercatus Center from week to week by subscribing to This Week at Mercatus. Each week, we will send you the latest in publications, media, and events featuring Mercatus research and scholars. THE COST OF COVID-19: A ROUGH ESTIMATE OF THE 2020 US GDP A direr economic forecast of the effects of the lockdown estimates that there could be an annualized 10 percent decline in real GPD in Q1 of 2020 and an annualized 63 percent decline in Q2, comprising a deannualized total COVID-19 impact on GDP of approximately 25 percent. Moreover, these effects are unevenly distributed across sectors; forBUILD MORE HOUSES
Most debates about the causes of the Great Recession and the financial crisis accept the following premise: Too many homes had been built in the United States before 2007, and excessive construction was a fundamental cause of the resulting economic upheavals. Kevin Erdmann rejects this premise in his “Build More Houses: How an Incorrect Perception of Housing Supply Fueled the HOW MANY WORKERS SUPPORT ONE SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREE The Social Security program matured in the 1960s, when Americans were consistently having fewer children, living longer, and earning wages at a slower rate than the rate of growth in the number of retirees. As these trends have continued, today there are just 2.9 workers per retiree—and this amount is expected to drop to two workers per BARRIERS TO ENTRY IN THE HEALTHCARE MARKETS Certificate-of-need (CON) laws for MRI, CT, and PET scans exist in 21 US states. These laws, similarly to CON laws for other services, mandate approval processes that healthcare providers must go through to obtain scanning technology. One common argument for CON laws is that they benefit the patient by keeping healthcare costs low, which they are presumed to do by preventing HOME | MERCATUS CENTERMAINTHE BRIDGERESEARCHSTUDENTSSTATE BY STATETHE MARKET FOR NEIGHBORHOODS The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY AFTER COVID-19 MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT: A MICROECONOMIC APPROACH The high and rising cost of US medical care is partially attributable to legally enforced rigidities in the health care system. By relaxing restrictions, the government can unlock competitive forces that drive prices down and empower individuals to avoid unnecessary, expensive medical services. A more open health care market would give providers incentives to innovate in ways SCOTT SKYRM ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE REPO MARKET IN 2021 Scott Skyrm is the Executive Vice President in Fixed Income and Repo at Curvature Securities. Scott joins David on the podcast to discuss REPO markets, where they have been and where they are going. Specifically, Scott and David discuss the role of broker-dealers like Curvature Securities in the repo market, how repo markets are tied to THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF CORPORATE WELFARE Economic competitiveness is a priority for many state and local policymakers. These policymakers may adopt a number of strategies to encourage economic growth and development in their regions. For example, South Dakota and Wyoming have neither a corporate income nor a gross receipts tax. Similarly, Alaska, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon have no state sales tax. Such measures DON LAVOIE FELLOWSHIP The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, and online fellowship program for advanced undergraduates, recent graduates considering graduate school, and early-stage graduate students.Fellowships are open to students from any discipline who are interested in studying key ideas in political economy and learning how to utilize these ideas in academic and policy research.ALDEN ABBOTT
Alden Abbott is a Senior Research Fellow focusing on anti-trust issues. Before joining Mercatus, Mr. Abbott served as the Federal Trade Commission’s General Counsel from 2018 to early 2021, where he represented the Commission in court and provided legal advice to its representatives. Prior to working at the FTC, Mr. Abbott worked at the Heritage Foundation and BlackBerry Ltd. THE SOCIAL RATE OF TIME PREFERENCE AND THE MERCATUS CENTER AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 6 W = e−ρt U(c t)dt 0 ∫∝ (1) where U(c t ) represents the utility that society derives from per capita consump - tion during period t.9 The discount factor, which is e–ρ t, applies to the utility in period t (e is the exponential function).10 The pure rate of time preference, ρ, reflects society’s “impatience” and is the rate of THE RECOURSE RULE: HOW REGULATORY FMVSS NO. 136 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS ON ESC is one of two types of stability control systems that have been developed for heavy vehicles. The other one is roll stability control (RSC) which is designed primarily to mitigate on-road, un- HOME | MERCATUS CENTERMAINTHE BRIDGERESEARCHSTUDENTSSTATE BY STATETHE MARKET FOR NEIGHBORHOODS The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY AFTER COVID-19 MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT: A MICROECONOMIC APPROACH The high and rising cost of US medical care is partially attributable to legally enforced rigidities in the health care system. By relaxing restrictions, the government can unlock competitive forces that drive prices down and empower individuals to avoid unnecessary, expensive medical services. A more open health care market would give providers incentives to innovate in ways SCOTT SKYRM ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE REPO MARKET IN 2021 Scott Skyrm is the Executive Vice President in Fixed Income and Repo at Curvature Securities. Scott joins David on the podcast to discuss REPO markets, where they have been and where they are going. Specifically, Scott and David discuss the role of broker-dealers like Curvature Securities in the repo market, how repo markets are tied to THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF CORPORATE WELFARE Economic competitiveness is a priority for many state and local policymakers. These policymakers may adopt a number of strategies to encourage economic growth and development in their regions. For example, South Dakota and Wyoming have neither a corporate income nor a gross receipts tax. Similarly, Alaska, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon have no state sales tax. Such measures DON LAVOIE FELLOWSHIP The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, and online fellowship program for advanced undergraduates, recent graduates considering graduate school, and early-stage graduate students.Fellowships are open to students from any discipline who are interested in studying key ideas in political economy and learning how to utilize these ideas in academic and policy research.ALDEN ABBOTT
Alden Abbott is a Senior Research Fellow focusing on anti-trust issues. Before joining Mercatus, Mr. Abbott served as the Federal Trade Commission’s General Counsel from 2018 to early 2021, where he represented the Commission in court and provided legal advice to its representatives. Prior to working at the FTC, Mr. Abbott worked at the Heritage Foundation and BlackBerry Ltd. THE SOCIAL RATE OF TIME PREFERENCE AND THE MERCATUS CENTER AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 6 W = e−ρt U(c t)dt 0 ∫∝ (1) where U(c t ) represents the utility that society derives from per capita consump - tion during period t.9 The discount factor, which is e–ρ t, applies to the utility in period t (e is the exponential function).10 The pure rate of time preference, ρ, reflects society’s “impatience” and is the rate of THE RECOURSE RULE: HOW REGULATORY FMVSS NO. 136 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS ON ESC is one of two types of stability control systems that have been developed for heavy vehicles. The other one is roll stability control (RSC) which is designed primarily to mitigate on-road, un- COVID-19 AND THE FED’S MONETARY POLICY At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the US money stock surged at a pace that in the past has produced inflation. The newly announced policy of the Federal Reserve labeled “flexible average inflation targeting” offers no assurance that the United States will emerge from the pandemic with price stability rather than an uncontrolled rise in inflation. In “COVID-19 and SCOTT SKYRM ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE REPO MARKET IN 2021 Scott Skyrm is the Executive Vice President in Fixed Income and Repo at Curvature Securities. Scott joins David on the podcast to discuss REPO markets, where they have been and where they are going. Specifically, Scott and David discuss the role of broker-dealers like Curvature Securities in the repo market, how repo markets are tied to WHERE ARE AMERICA’S ALLIES, AND WHAT ARE THEY READING Weifeng Zhong examines how Western media is being infiltrated by Chinese Communist Party propaganda. Read more at the WashingtonExaminer.
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Alden Abbott is a Senior Research Fellow focusing on anti-trust issues. Before joining Mercatus, Mr. Abbott served as the Federal Trade Commission’s General Counsel from 2018 to early 2021, where he represented the Commission in court and provided legal advice to its representatives. Prior to working at the FTC, Mr. Abbott worked at the Heritage Foundation and BlackBerry Ltd. THE SOCIAL RATE OF TIME PREFERENCE AND THE MERCATUS CENTER AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 6 W = e−ρt U(c t)dt 0 ∫∝ (1) where U(c t ) represents the utility that society derives from per capita consump - tion during period t.9 The discount factor, which is e–ρ t, applies to the utility in period t (e is the exponential function).10 The pure rate of time preference, ρ, reflects society’s “impatience” and is the rate of THE RECOURSE RULE: HOW REGULATORY FMVSS NO. 136 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS ON ESC is one of two types of stability control systems that have been developed for heavy vehicles. The other one is roll stability control (RSC) which is designed primarily to mitigate on-road, un- HOME | MERCATUS CENTERMAINTHE BRIDGERESEARCHSTUDENTSSTATE BY STATETHE MARKET FOR NEIGHBORHOODS The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY AFTER COVID-19 MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT: A MICROECONOMIC APPROACH The high and rising cost of US medical care is partially attributable to legally enforced rigidities in the health care system. By relaxing restrictions, the government can unlock competitive forces that drive prices down and empower individuals to avoid unnecessary, expensive medical services. A more open health care market would give providers incentives to innovate in ways SCOTT SKYRM ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE REPO MARKET IN 2021 Scott Skyrm is the Executive Vice President in Fixed Income and Repo at Curvature Securities. Scott joins David on the podcast to discuss REPO markets, where they have been and where they are going. Specifically, Scott and David discuss the role of broker-dealers like Curvature Securities in the repo market, how repo markets are tied to THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF CORPORATE WELFARE Economic competitiveness is a priority for many state and local policymakers. These policymakers may adopt a number of strategies to encourage economic growth and development in their regions. For example, South Dakota and Wyoming have neither a corporate income nor a gross receipts tax. Similarly, Alaska, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon have no state sales tax. Such measures DON LAVOIE FELLOWSHIP The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, and online fellowship program for advanced undergraduates, recent graduates considering graduate school, and early-stage graduate students.Fellowships are open to students from any discipline who are interested in studying key ideas in political economy and learning how to utilize these ideas in academic and policy research.ALDEN ABBOTT
Alden Abbott is a Senior Research Fellow focusing on anti-trust issues. Before joining Mercatus, Mr. Abbott served as the Federal Trade Commission’s General Counsel from 2018 to early 2021, where he represented the Commission in court and provided legal advice to its representatives. Prior to working at the FTC, Mr. Abbott worked at the Heritage Foundation and BlackBerry Ltd. THE SOCIAL RATE OF TIME PREFERENCE AND THE MERCATUS CENTER AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 6 W = e−ρt U(c t)dt 0 ∫∝ (1) where U(c t ) represents the utility that society derives from per capita consump - tion during period t.9 The discount factor, which is e–ρ t, applies to the utility in period t (e is the exponential function).10 The pure rate of time preference, ρ, reflects society’s “impatience” and is the rate of THE RECOURSE RULE: HOW REGULATORY FMVSS NO. 136 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS ON ESC is one of two types of stability control systems that have been developed for heavy vehicles. The other one is roll stability control (RSC) which is designed primarily to mitigate on-road, un- COVID-19 AND THE FED’S MONETARY POLICY At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the US money stock surged at a pace that in the past has produced inflation. The newly announced policy of the Federal Reserve labeled “flexible average inflation targeting” offers no assurance that the United States will emerge from the pandemic with price stability rather than an uncontrolled rise in inflation. In “COVID-19 and KEYNESIAN STIMULUS: A VIRTUOUS SEMICIRCLE? The magnitude of the economic shock triggered by the pandemic and the lockdowns imposed throughout the United States in the past year cannot be overstated. From its peak in February 2020 to its trough in April 2020, employment shrank by 25.3 million jobs, and the unemployment rate increased from 3.5 percent to 14.5 percent. Long-term unemployment was higher from February to SCOTT SKYRM ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE REPO MARKET IN 2021 Scott Skyrm is the Executive Vice President in Fixed Income and Repo at Curvature Securities. Scott joins David on the podcast to discuss REPO markets, where they have been and where they are going. Specifically, Scott and David discuss the role of broker-dealers like Curvature Securities in the repo market, how repo markets are tied to MORAL HAZARD: AIRLINE EDITION The government has taught airlines that they can count on taxpayer-funded bailouts whenever times get tough. Read more atNational Review.
WHERE ARE AMERICA’S ALLIES, AND WHAT ARE THEY READING Weifeng Zhong examines how Western media is being infiltrated by Chinese Communist Party propaganda. Read more at the WashingtonExaminer.
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Follow everything happening at the Mercatus Center from week to week by subscribing to This Week at Mercatus. Each week, we will send you the latest in publications, media, and events featuring Mercatus research and scholars. HOW ARE SMALL BANKS FARING UNDER DODD-FRANK? This paper presents the results of the Mercatus Center’s Small Bank Survey, which include responses from approximately 200 banks across 41 states with less than $10 billion in assets each, serving mostly rural and small metropolitan markets.For the complete HOW MANY WORKERS PAY THE BENEFITS OF EACH SOCIAL SECURITY The ratio of workers to retirees is projected to continue falling. By 2034, the best-case scenario is 2.3 workers paying for each retiree, and in the worst-case scenario that ratio is 2 workers per retiree. The decrease in the ratio of payers to collectors in VERONIQUE DE RUGY ON STACY ON THE RIGHT Veronique de Rugy critiques President Biden's proposed "anti-poverty" Child Tax Credit expansion, which is actually a massive handout that will benefit rich and poor alike, has no strings attached, and hearkens back to the pre-reform welfare regime of the early 90s. Listen on Soundcloud. DECLINING TEEN EMPLOYMENT The labor force participation and employment rates of young adults in the United States have declined sharply in recent years, especially among teenagers. The overall decline in the rate of labor force participation since the Great Recession has received a great deal of attention from researchers and policymakers, who focus in large part on trying to gauge whether this decline is permanent and HOME | MERCATUS CENTERMAINTHE BRIDGERESEARCHSTUDENTSSTATE BY STATETHE MARKET FOR NEIGHBORHOODS The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY AFTER COVID-19 MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT: A MICROECONOMIC APPROACH The high and rising cost of US medical care is partially attributable to legally enforced rigidities in the health care system. By relaxing restrictions, the government can unlock competitive forces that drive prices down and empower individuals to avoid unnecessary, expensive medical services. A more open health care market would give providers incentives to innovate in ways SCOTT SKYRM ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE REPO MARKET IN 2021 Scott Skyrm is the Executive Vice President in Fixed Income and Repo at Curvature Securities. Scott joins David on the podcast to discuss REPO markets, where they have been and where they are going. Specifically, Scott and David discuss the role of broker-dealers like Curvature Securities in the repo market, how repo markets are tied to THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF CORPORATE WELFARE Economic competitiveness is a priority for many state and local policymakers. These policymakers may adopt a number of strategies to encourage economic growth and development in their regions. For example, South Dakota and Wyoming have neither a corporate income nor a gross receipts tax. Similarly, Alaska, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon have no state sales tax. Such measures DON LAVOIE FELLOWSHIP The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, and online fellowship program for advanced undergraduates, recent graduates considering graduate school, and early-stage graduate students.Fellowships are open to students from any discipline who are interested in studying key ideas in political economy and learning how to utilize these ideas in academic and policy research.ALDEN ABBOTT
Alden Abbott is a Senior Research Fellow focusing on anti-trust issues. Before joining Mercatus, Mr. Abbott served as the Federal Trade Commission’s General Counsel from 2018 to early 2021, where he represented the Commission in court and provided legal advice to its representatives. Prior to working at the FTC, Mr. Abbott worked at the Heritage Foundation and BlackBerry Ltd. THE SOCIAL RATE OF TIME PREFERENCE AND THE MERCATUS CENTER AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 6 W = e−ρt U(c t)dt 0 ∫∝ (1) where U(c t ) represents the utility that society derives from per capita consump - tion during period t.9 The discount factor, which is e–ρ t, applies to the utility in period t (e is the exponential function).10 The pure rate of time preference, ρ, reflects society’s “impatience” and is the rate of THE RECOURSE RULE: HOW REGULATORY FMVSS NO. 136 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS ON ESC is one of two types of stability control systems that have been developed for heavy vehicles. The other one is roll stability control (RSC) which is designed primarily to mitigate on-road, un- HOME | MERCATUS CENTERMAINTHE BRIDGERESEARCHSTUDENTSSTATE BY STATETHE MARKET FOR NEIGHBORHOODS The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is the world’s premier university source for market-oriented ideas—bridging the gap between academic ideas and real-world problems. SMALL BUSINESS RECOVERY AFTER COVID-19 MEDICAL COST CONTAINMENT: A MICROECONOMIC APPROACH The high and rising cost of US medical care is partially attributable to legally enforced rigidities in the health care system. By relaxing restrictions, the government can unlock competitive forces that drive prices down and empower individuals to avoid unnecessary, expensive medical services. A more open health care market would give providers incentives to innovate in ways SCOTT SKYRM ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE REPO MARKET IN 2021 Scott Skyrm is the Executive Vice President in Fixed Income and Repo at Curvature Securities. Scott joins David on the podcast to discuss REPO markets, where they have been and where they are going. Specifically, Scott and David discuss the role of broker-dealers like Curvature Securities in the repo market, how repo markets are tied to THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF CORPORATE WELFARE Economic competitiveness is a priority for many state and local policymakers. These policymakers may adopt a number of strategies to encourage economic growth and development in their regions. For example, South Dakota and Wyoming have neither a corporate income nor a gross receipts tax. Similarly, Alaska, Montana, New Hampshire, and Oregon have no state sales tax. Such measures DON LAVOIE FELLOWSHIP The Don Lavoie Fellowship is a competitive, renewable, and online fellowship program for advanced undergraduates, recent graduates considering graduate school, and early-stage graduate students.Fellowships are open to students from any discipline who are interested in studying key ideas in political economy and learning how to utilize these ideas in academic and policy research.ALDEN ABBOTT
Alden Abbott is a Senior Research Fellow focusing on anti-trust issues. Before joining Mercatus, Mr. Abbott served as the Federal Trade Commission’s General Counsel from 2018 to early 2021, where he represented the Commission in court and provided legal advice to its representatives. Prior to working at the FTC, Mr. Abbott worked at the Heritage Foundation and BlackBerry Ltd. THE SOCIAL RATE OF TIME PREFERENCE AND THE MERCATUS CENTER AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY 6 W = e−ρt U(c t)dt 0 ∫∝ (1) where U(c t ) represents the utility that society derives from per capita consump - tion during period t.9 The discount factor, which is e–ρ t, applies to the utility in period t (e is the exponential function).10 The pure rate of time preference, ρ, reflects society’s “impatience” and is the rate of THE RECOURSE RULE: HOW REGULATORY FMVSS NO. 136 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEMS ON ESC is one of two types of stability control systems that have been developed for heavy vehicles. The other one is roll stability control (RSC) which is designed primarily to mitigate on-road, un- COVID-19 AND THE FED’S MONETARY POLICY At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, the US money stock surged at a pace that in the past has produced inflation. The newly announced policy of the Federal Reserve labeled “flexible average inflation targeting” offers no assurance that the United States will emerge from the pandemic with price stability rather than an uncontrolled rise in inflation. In “COVID-19 and KEYNESIAN STIMULUS: A VIRTUOUS SEMICIRCLE? The magnitude of the economic shock triggered by the pandemic and the lockdowns imposed throughout the United States in the past year cannot be overstated. From its peak in February 2020 to its trough in April 2020, employment shrank by 25.3 million jobs, and the unemployment rate increased from 3.5 percent to 14.5 percent. Long-term unemployment was higher from February to SCOTT SKYRM ON THE DYNAMICS OF THE REPO MARKET IN 2021 Scott Skyrm is the Executive Vice President in Fixed Income and Repo at Curvature Securities. Scott joins David on the podcast to discuss REPO markets, where they have been and where they are going. Specifically, Scott and David discuss the role of broker-dealers like Curvature Securities in the repo market, how repo markets are tied to MORAL HAZARD: AIRLINE EDITION The government has taught airlines that they can count on taxpayer-funded bailouts whenever times get tough. Read more atNational Review.
WHERE ARE AMERICA’S ALLIES, AND WHAT ARE THEY READING Weifeng Zhong examines how Western media is being infiltrated by Chinese Communist Party propaganda. Read more at the WashingtonExaminer.
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