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My latest piece at the American Institute for Economic Research discusses the particularly harmful impact progressive income taxes have on productivity and the poor.
Published: Monday, April 10th, 2023 @ 8:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Some 186 financial institutions in the United States are vulnerable to a collapse if uninsured depositors seek to withdraw their funds, according to a study from analysts with the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Published: Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 @ 12:04 am
By: Daily Wire
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The Index of Economic Freedom published annually by researchers at the Heritage Foundation indicated on Monday that the degree of liberty offered by the American economy has continued to decline over the past year.
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 @ 12:35 am
By: Daily Wire
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A new working paper published in the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that the link between Medicaid expansion and improved rates of adult mortality is not as clear as previous research has suggested.
Published: Friday, January 27th, 2023 @ 5:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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My latest piece for the American Institute for Economic Research discusses a critical shortcoming in Emily Oster’s October 31 essay in The Atlantic calling for a “pandemic amnesty.”
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2022 @ 12:35 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Roman Catholic likely voters in swing states will be driven to the polls in two weeks by economic issues, according to a new survey from EWTN News and RealClear Opinion Research.
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2022 @ 2:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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My latest article for the American Institute for Economic Research finds a flicker of good news amid the blizzard of bad news that has marked the Biden years so far. That good news is the recent Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency:
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 11:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On Sunday the American Institute for Economic Research published my piece on “Joe Biden’s Gasoline Saga,” which called out the president and his administration for pretending it’s a great thing we’re struggling with extremely high gasoline prices.
Published: Saturday, July 9th, 2022 @ 11:27 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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National Bureau of Economic Research rates states
Published: Monday, April 11th, 2022 @ 7:43 pm
By: John Steed
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In what will come as a surprise only to economically-challenged progressives, a new working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that the enhanced federal unemployment benefits last year slowed the return to work.
Published: Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 @ 3:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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My latest column for the American Institute for Economic Research, “Freedom and Whisky Go Together Like Tyranny and Oppression,” opens at a Burns Night supper in Raleigh not too long ago.
Published: Sunday, February 6th, 2022 @ 12:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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My latest piece for the American Institute for Economic Research discusses government leaders’ distressing comfort with reflexive despotism on the thinnest of excuses, this time being the mere announcement of a new “variant of concern”
Published: Sunday, January 16th, 2022 @ 8:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Economist Barry Brownstein writes a sobering piece at the American Institute for Economic Research on “Why There Is a Civic and Moral Duty to Oppose Tyrannical Bureaucracies.”
Published: Monday, January 3rd, 2022 @ 10:32 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Brad Polumbo at the Foundation for Economic Education discusses recent findings by Pew Research Center.
Published: Tuesday, March 30th, 2021 @ 3:57 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The economic costs of corporate tax incentives outweigh their benefits, a new study by N.C. State University researchers says.
Published: Thursday, May 30th, 2019 @ 5:23 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s decision to select the Research Triangle as one of three finalists to become the new home of the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
Published: Sunday, May 12th, 2019 @ 9:00 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Government red tape slows down the economy. That is a consistent finding in economic research literature
Published: Sunday, February 18th, 2018 @ 2:29 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Occupational licensing rules may be keeping people from moving across state lines and toward job opportunities, a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests
Published: Friday, December 15th, 2017 @ 11:16 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Raising the government-mandated minimum wage to $15 per hour could cost North Carolina 334,000 jobs
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 5:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Economic research has shown that stadium subsidies are bad public investments. That hasn't reduced the desire of local governments to throw money at professional sports teams
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2016 @ 6:11 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory, N.C. Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III and the Economic Development Partnership of N.C. announced today that Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will establish a manufacturing and research facility in Durham County where it will create 52 new jobs during the coming five years
Published: Thursday, March 17th, 2016 @ 10:04 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Fidelity Investments® will add 600 jobs during three years and invest a minimum of $8 million across its Triangle facilities...
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 9:56 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Charter schools increase segregation - that's the flawed conclusion of a recent National Bureau of Economic Research report by three Duke University Professors: Helen Ladd, Charles Clotfelter and John Holbein.
Published: Monday, May 4th, 2015 @ 1:01 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Dean Baker is an economist who co-directs a left-wing group in Washington called the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Liberal groups in North Carolina and elsewhere often cite Baker as an authority on the effects of public policy on economic growth.
Published: Monday, July 14th, 2014 @ 2:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A survey of nearly 900 academic studies from the past quarter-century shows North Carolina has been moving in the right direction on education reform in recent years. That's a key conclusion from a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report.
Published: Saturday, May 24th, 2014 @ 8:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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This study synthesizes findings from 888 articles published in peer-reviewed journals or by the National Bureau of Economic Research since 1990. We focus on studies that explore relationships between inputs or policies (such as per-pupil expenditure, average teacher salary, class size...
Published: Saturday, May 24th, 2014 @ 3:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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One of the most consistent findings in economic research is that occupational licensing restricts the supply of service providers in the licensed field and thereby drives up prices.
Published: Wednesday, December 18th, 2013 @ 6:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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American students test poorly in mathematics when compared to students in other developed countries. Even students in some "developing" countries post higher math scores than Americans. Dr. Jacob Vigdor, professor of public policy and economics at Duke University, has researched the topic...
Published: Thursday, October 10th, 2013 @ 9:28 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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That's one way to interpret the current trend of the Index of North Carolina Leading Economic Indicators. Produced every month by N.C. State University economist Michael Walden, the index combines five indicators that tend to correlate with economic growth over time: initial unemployment-insurance c
Published: Friday, August 16th, 2013 @ 3:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Syngenta, one of the largest agribusiness companies in the world, will expand its crop protection and seed development operations in Durham County.
Published: Wednesday, July 31st, 2013 @ 10:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that Evalueserve, a global company that provides custom professional research and analytics services to clients around the world, will establish a U.S. Center in Wake County.
Published: Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 @ 5:17 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Economic researchers say a study claiming more than 20,000 job-years were created in North Carolina as a result of legislation mandating the purchase of renewable energy likely exaggerates that outcome while downplaying job losses resulting from that mandate.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 @ 12:49 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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"Shale gas has the potential to materially improve the economic lot of every citizen of the U.S." Dr. Vikram Rao, executive director of the Research Triangle Energy Consortium.
Published: Sunday, January 20th, 2013 @ 6:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In October, the Atlas Economic Research Foundation held its annual Liberty Forum in New York City. The foundation's mission is to strengthen freedom around the globe by sponsoring organizations that promote limited government.
Published: Friday, December 14th, 2012 @ 10:42 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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