BOHANON & CUROTT: Economic impact numbers often tell only half the story
The problem with the economic impact studies is, they report revenue but not costs.
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KIM: NHL coaches and investors often focus on wrong ‘risk’
Both hockey coaches and investors need to accept higher volatility in trying to turn probable losses into possible wins.
BOHANON & CUROTT: How a new Seattle tax can work in Indy’s favor
The City Council of Seattle recently passed a controversial tax, and what happened next could be good news for central Indiana’s quest to snag Amazon’s second national headquarters.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Currency failure kills hope—and people—in Venezuela
The collapse of the currency is staggering. The yearly inflation rate is now over 18,000 percent.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Universities chase quality, but defining it is a trick
Universities and colleges, though they are not-for-profit enterprises, in many ways act like for-profit firms
BOHANON & CUROTT: It’s likely no coincidence whom tax law helps, hurts
We are shocked—shocked!—that punitive politics might have played a role in the tax bill. Then again, not really.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Let the sharing economy take flight
The Aviation Empowerment Act creates a class of pilots called “personal operators” who can use flight-sharing apps without being subject to common-carrier regulations.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Spending on defense is small part of GDP
How big of a role do we Americans want to play in the world?
BOHANON & CUROTT: Socialism sounds cool—until you study results
The capitalist economy is facilitating a sharing revolution in transportation that would make Karl Marx blush.
BOHANON & CUROTT: It’s time to unleash power of small banks
The banking system might finally get some relief from the burdensome overregulation that has hamstrung the economy for almost a decade.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Muncie school-funding problem is about control
the district’s problems illustrate a larger issue: How should different levels of government work together to provide K-12 education?
BOHANON & CUROTT: The Amazon equation includes costs, too
Any choice you make implies you forgo some alternative. The value of that next-best alternative is the cost of the choice.
BOHANON & CUROTT: No, trade wars are not easy to win, Mr. President
Apparently, Trump thinks he is declaring war on foreigners. But in reality, he is declaring war on Americans.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Financial aid frees up funds for alternate uses
An underappreciated principle of economics is the fungibility of resources.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Liquor law changes are politics as usual
Why are unpopular regulations passed in the first place? And why are they so persistent? Three words: special interest politics.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Increasing immigration would help economy
Like with any policy, some benefit and some lose from immigration, but the overall effect is positive.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Listen to statistics, but dig deeper for the truth
A statistic presented to buttress a particular political argument can, through a simple mathematical transformation, support an entirely different point of view.
BOHANON & CUROTT: It’s buyer beware for Indy, other Amazon bidders
Just how much should public officials offer in their bid to lure Amazon?
BOHANON & CUROTT: States need freedom to try to fix Medicaid
The best way to reform Medicaid is to decentralize the decision-making process to allow states to experiment with many options.
BOHANON & CUROTT: Think twice about biting on digital Bitcoin
Bitcoin is a speculative asset. People demand bitcoins today because they expect someone will pay a higher price tomorrow. We have seen this movie before.