Economic Analysis

HICKS: EU crisis makes bad U.S. job market look goodRestricted Content

June 30, 2012
Mike Hicks
Make no mistake: 150,000 new jobs ain’t good news.
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HICKS: Here's hoping for taxes for all Americans in 2013Restricted Content

June 23, 2012
Mike Hicks
I believe we ought to raise taxes to finally end the soothing falsehoods that surround our tax policy—especially what are called the Bush tax cuts.
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HICKS: Fathers influence the personal discount rateRestricted Content

June 16, 2012
Mike Hicks
It is quite easy to do things when young and inexperienced that severely limit one’s long-run options.
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HICKS: Failure of public unions is good for countryRestricted Content

June 9, 2012
Mike Hicks
This week’s recall vote in Wisconsin has been heralded by many observers as a forecast of the presidential election. I think they are wrong. It is far more consequential.
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HICKS: UL model could fix financial regulation morassRestricted Content

June 2, 2012
Mike Hicks
We need a compromise that preserves innovation and mitigates the tendency for the sort of moral hazard that fueled the last recession.
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HICKS: Lasting meaningful change requires patience, fortitudeRestricted Content

May 26, 2012
Mike Hicks
This new birth of freedom is the largest in human history, and only a handful of truly totalitarian states still linger today.
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HICKS: Policy choice boils down to austerity or austerityRestricted Content

May 19, 2012
Mike Hicks
The plain reality is clear: Austerity is coming to Europe, either as a planned and thoughtful exercise or through fiscal ruin.
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HICKS: European recession likely to affect U.S. economy, tooRestricted Content

May 12, 2012
Mike Hicks
As disparate facts, the economic conditions in Europe and the United States are disconcerting. Taken together, they are frightening.
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HICKS: Debate rages on about role of Federal ReserveRestricted Content

May 5, 2012
Mike Hicks
The Employment Act of 1946 essentially required the Federal Reserve to do two mutually exclusive things: promote full employment and keep inflation low.
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HICKS: Finding freedom through 'The Hunger Games'Restricted Content

April 28, 2012
Mike Hicks
What has kept me in a three-week state of shock is the message about values our kids are getting from this work.
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HICKS: Spending, debt influence long-run growthRestricted Content

April 21, 2012
Mike Hicks
But it is only during the depths of this type of recession (perhaps two in a lifetime) that the disagreement among economists is so sharp.
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HICKS: Accounting mistakes and local government reformRestricted Content

April 14, 2012
Mike Hicks
The $206 million in late payments is about half the total tax revenue our state’s woefully mismanaged townships kept sitting in the bank over the past several years.
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HICKS: Some types of unemployment signal progressRestricted Content

April 7, 2012
Mike Hicks
Structural unemployment is a byproduct of healthy technological progress, and those who can learn new skills flourish.
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HICKS: The joke's really on us with Social SecurityRestricted Content

March 31, 2012
Mike Hicks
If treated as a financial investment, Social Security is a really effective way to destroy wealth.
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HICKS: State smoking ban recognizes value of lifeRestricted Content

March 24, 2012
Mike Hicks
The workplace smoking ban signed by Gov. Mitch Daniels this week was a much-needed law. Of course, my Libertarian friends will object to its intrusion on liberty, and my leftist friends will say it didn’t go far enough. To them I ask, “What are you smoking?”
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HICKS: Value proposition should drive higher ed debateRestricted Content

March 17, 2012
Mike Hicks
Even with higher tuition, college students are still flocking to campus. The real problem isn’t increasing costs, but uncertain benefits.
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HICKS: Manufacturing industry is alive and wellRestricted Content

March 10, 2012
Mike Hicks
America has always been a place where we make things. In fact, 2011 was a record year for manufacturing in America, as will be 2012 and 2013 (all in inflation-adjusted terms).
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HICKS: Gas prices likely to influence presidential raceRestricted Content

March 3, 2012
Mike Hicks
Late last month, our president gave what was billed as an important speech about gas prices. It was that and more.
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HICKS: Upcoming election to influence corporate tax cutsRestricted Content

February 25, 2012
Mike Hicks
Obama’s plan is to eliminate loopholes for energy companies and create new ones for manufacturing firms. The condition of the 2012 electoral map should make his motivations clear.
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HICKS: Imperfect markets influence economic growthRestricted Content

February 18, 2012
Mike Hicks
Markets rule supreme, but they also work imperfectly and will do so as long as humans themselves remain imperfect.
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HICKS: It's time for labor unions to make some changesRestricted Content

February 11, 2012
Mike Hicks
How is it, I wonder, that an employment contract between willing parties could get to the point where either side is viewed as an enemy?
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HICKS: Field research sheds light on Super Bowl impactRestricted Content

February 4, 2012
Mike Hicks
My two sons and I headed to Indianapolis’ Super Bowl Village recently for some field research.
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HICKS: State of the Union chock full of wistful visionsRestricted Content

January 28, 2012
The bacchanalia of the stimulus has limited spending choices far into the future. So, most of the policies outlined by President Obama are wistful visions of a future that cannot be.
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HICKS: Measuring intangibles part of economist's jobRestricted Content

January 21, 2012
Mike Hicks
A frequently heard criticism of economic analysis is that it focuses only on those things that can be easily measured. This is an astonishing and vacuous censure championed largely by the innumerate among us.
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HICKS: What to expect from right-to-work legislationRestricted Content

January 14, 2012
Mike Hicks
It would be a long way from simply naïve to suppose that my study would alter any decisions about the divisive right-to-work legislation pending in Indiana.
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  1. Thank you for pointing out the absurdity of having The Naked Cowboy at Zoobilation. For the life of me, I don’t know why anyone would want a picture with that guy, but there were plenty of folks lined up to get a shot with him. The event could have used more restrooms out on the bridge, more photo booths and vendors offering something besides meat. There were a few more veg-friendly options this year than last, but it has a long way to go.

  2. Went to Zoobilation Friday night and had a great time. The weather was super nice and the food was very good, for the most part. Lots of sliders this year at many different tents. The slider from Alexander's was inedible, all four in my group ended up tossing it after one bite. Some tents were out of food by 8:30 and one bar area was out of cups at 8:30, not sure how that can happen. Great event in Indy and I look forward to it each year.

  3. Many of the small community hospitals are now owned by the "cash-strapped" Indy biggies, with more coming. The doctor-practise buying has been done precisely to sidestep tiered payments for out-of-hospital procedures. These are no better done, or safer, because someone administers a pain shot or snaps an x-ray in a doctor's office. And the non-payment issue is resolved next year when we all have insurance, even though many still think paying private insurers an extra 10-20% is what makes our system "world-class".

  4. I'd love to see this rendering put into the context of the surrounding neighborhood/area to get a better feel for the surrounding scale. However, just by the looks of it, it appears to be an excellent project. I'm pretty sure that if Scott Olson had said nothing regarding Chicago or Wrigleyville, Mr. "Horrible" would have found nothing bad to say. I'd love to know how Indy is becoming "Chicagofied"...

  5. Truly great and funny play. Vocalists were Broadway caliber and stage settings ideal for small stage. Would go again!

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