Bohanon & Curott: We don’t know why others might be hesitant about vaccine
Value is subjective. This means we cannot know the reasons other people make the choices they make.
Value is subjective. This means we cannot know the reasons other people make the choices they make.
The one major fact that will shape labor markets: the underlying change in age demographics in the United States, which has little to do with either ideology or government policy.
A hallmark of the nation’s economic policy has been to fix the exchange rate between its currency, the Lebanese pound, and the U.S. dollar, at 1,500L=$1.
Bitcoin’s value is far too volatile. Imagine getting paid in something and having no idea how much it will buy when payday comes.
Residential covenants ensure restrictions on property use originate from homeowners in the neighborhood.
We suspect firms relying on $8-an-hour labor will soon find their business models unworkable. They will either die or adopt technological innovations that economize on scarce labor.
Designing good voting procedures is crucial to well-functioning democracy. Rank voting is an interesting option.
It is hard, if not impossible, for the U.S. government to impose criminal sanctions on hackers burrowed in countries openly hostile to the United States, such as North Korea, Russia or Iran.
The Treasury and the Federal Reserve are spinning the story that the CPI spike was more a by-product of unique COVID related realities than an underlying indication of a rising rate of inflation.
Taxing dividends and capital gains encourages too much consumption and too little savings, which is to the long-term detriment of households and the larger economy.
Inflation is certain to rise unless the Fed removes some of the newly created money from circulation as velocity rises.
We are all much more likely to believe we are not getting what we should be getting and that the other guy is getting more than what he rightfully deserves.
Currently, the U.S. national debt is over $28 trillion—that’s $85,000 per person and $224,000 per taxpayer.
We all do things that risk death. Over 300 people die each year from falling off ladders. Yet any homeowner will attest to the benefit of having a ladder.
Freeing up and encouraging trade is crucial for spurring the economy, which is still recovering from the worldwide pandemic.
The price mechanism could be enormously useful in reallocating the vaccine from places where the capacity to vaccinate is lacking to places where it can be effectively used.
If there is a local labor-market monopsony, an increase in the minimum wage can potentially raise wages and increase employment.
Congress could refine, update and modify current immigration rules to allow for clearer paths to legal immigration while simultaneously securing our borders.
Economists observe that letting law enforcement keep seized assets gives them a motive to spend more time and effort pursuing asset forfeiture and less time fighting crime.
Despite the current turmoil in the market, shares of common stock are not lottery tickets.