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6 years
Businesses with 50 or more employees are subject to the #ACA 's employer mandate. Nationwide, between 28,000 and 50,000 small businesses appear to have reduced their number of full-time employees to fewer than 50 because of the mandate.
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Despite popular rhetoric, America's infrastructure isn't crumbling:
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Want to live in a sunny state with a free economy? Try Florida:
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We’re excited to announce Jeremy Horpedahl has joined Mercatus as a Visiting Scholar with our Fiscal Studies Program. @jmhorp ’s research will focus on public finance, with an emphasis on tax policy.
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"The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting...have never come from centralized government."
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With populism on the rise, capitalism under attack, and socialism back in vogue, the work of Austrian economist Friedrich Hayek is more relevant than ever. @PeterBoettke discusses his recent book on Hayek with @nickgillespie on the @reason podcast:
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In 1974, Milton Friedman said, "You must separate out being 'pro-free enterprise' from being 'pro-business.'" A new Mercatus survey shows this distinction is just as important today as it was back then: #CultureofFavoritism
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Arizona has started accepting occupational licenses from other states, meaning that any licensed worker can now move to Arizona and begin work immediately. This is a win for consumers as it increases competition within specialty industries.
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Recent hurricanes are a reminder of the necessity of scrapping the Jones Act, a vestige of 1920's protectionism
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Even as the left flirts with socialism and the right dallies with state-directed industrial policy, the empirical case for free and open markets has never been stronger.
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What if you could purchase an empty seat on a private flight that was going where you needed to go anyway for a majorly discounted price? How the FAA killed Uber for airplanes:
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"Communism... has revealed itself for the whole world to see as an unfortunate and terrible historical mistake."
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“Genuine free-market capitalism requires a free, and level, economic playing field. No special privileges for politically connected or politically correct firms.” - @MattMitchell80
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Today the Mercatus Center at George Mason University announces a series of prizes through its Emergent Ventures program for innovators working to combat COVID-19. These prizes are an effort to stimulate innovation in the face of a pandemic. Learn more:
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In 10 seconds, watch federal regulations climb since 1950 @EconPatrick . Learn more http://t.co/xuZWDHnq8s http://t.co/VRl2p3Ys8k
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Mercatus is announcing a call for papers! We're now accepting short (1,000–2,500 word) policy briefs on the response to and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The author(s) of each published brief will receive a $1,000 honorarium.
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"Almost 80% of those utilizing the electric vehicle tax credit have incomes over $100,000, making it not just a corporate handout but also a transfer from all workers to wealthier Americans."
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Today, we launched the John Stuart Mill Fellowship, a one-year program that allows entrepreneurs to study the philosophical underpinnings of major ideas related to markets, politics, and society.
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In 2018 alone, the @cowenconvos podcast was downloaded millions of times and featured 27 of the best-known thinkers and doers in the world, including 3 Nobel Prize winners. Here are 8 of our favorite conversations of 2018:
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We are pleased to announce that @srajagopalan will join Mercatus as a senior research fellow, starting September 1, 2019.
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In 2015, 57% of all cigarettes consumed in New York were tied to tax evasion and avoidance.
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Subsidies typically don't sway corporate location decisions or lead to economic growth. So why do states and municipalities keep offering them to lure big businesses? #AmazonHQ2
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Steve Horwitz, a @GeorgeMasonU Ph D alum, was an extraordinary teacher and friend to so many. Last year, he sat down with @PeterBoettke and discussed his intellectual journey with passion, humor and humility. He will be deeply missed.
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1. Tariffs hurt more American jobs than they protect. 10 things you need to know about tariffs:
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The Mercatus Center at GMU is pleased to announce the creation of the George Gibbs Chair in Political Economy, in memory of George Williams Gibbs, III. Senior Research Fellow Veronique de Rugy will be the inaugural chair holder, effective immediately.
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Reforming the US immigration system to promote growth: @DanielGriswold
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Why does the US dominate the blood plasma industry? Because in the U.S. it’s legal to pay donors which increases supply.
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Contrary to popular belief, the United States has not experienced a flood of immigrants in recent decades:
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In 1776, Adam Smith observed that nothing 'can be more absurd than this whole doctrine of the balance of trade.' Sadly, almost 250 years later, this economic fallacy has been elevated into a pretext for protectionism.
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Join @srajagopalan and @amitvarma as they dissect the complex issue of Delimitation in India in an episode of The Seen and the Unseen. Gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges and explore innovative solutions for equal representation.
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It’s time to rethink the minimum lot sizes in America. Why? New research shows that allowing property owners to subdivide their land is critical to increasing the housing supply and promoting homeownership.
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Since 1967, there have been only five years in which Congress has spent less than it collected in tax revenues:
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Aspiring hair braiders in New Jersey must complete 1,200 hours of approved instruction. Not one of those 1,200 hours includes training in hair braiding.
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Emergent Ventures announces $10 million in grants to reward innovative ideas for combating the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Curious about Bitcoin? Read @JerryBrito @Anjiecast 's primer that details how it works and policy implications http://t.co/FvomuiQQ21
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“Genuine free-market capitalism requires a free, and level, economic playing field. No special privileges for politically connected or politically correct firms.” - @MattMitchell80
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When F. A. Hayek moved to Britain in the early 1930s, he was struck by the extreme skepticism toward the market economy and the optimism towards planning and socialism. Advance the calendar almost a century, and we're still hearing the same reprise.
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. @tom_hoenig was interviewed on @theproblem with @jonstewart about inflation and his time at the Fed:
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Mercatus Center
7 years
"Certificate-of-need laws are a remnant of a failed theory of government health-care planning."
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Mercatus is pleased to announce a new initiative, the Program on Pluralism and Civil Exchange, focused on building pathways toward a free and peaceful society. @BenKlutsey will lead the new initiative.
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What's the matter with health care? @cabaum1 @Robert_Graboyes
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"Certificate-of-need laws are a remnant of a failed theory of government health-care planning."
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If the cost of regulations were a country, it would have the 4th highest GDP #CostOfRegs
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Because of crony capitalism, socialism has begun sounding more rational to voters.
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"Her arrival at the SEC is genuinely exciting." SEC Commissioner and former Mercatus scholar @HesterPeirce is bringing a fresh perspective to the Securities and Exchange Commission: @TheEconomist
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Is it possible that regulatory reform is giving the economy a boost?
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Which states are the most paternalistic, in terms of telling you what you can and can’t do? A paternalism ranking of the states:
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Studies show that countries with greater levels of economic freedom enjoy better outcomes—especially for the poor. So why the continued skepticism about free markets?
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New: The 2017 edition of state #fiscalrankings is here! Where does your state rank?
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Today, only 11% of health spending is controlled directly by patients. @johnrgraham explains why that's a problem:
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We’re incredibly excited to announce @nabeelqu has joined Mercatus as a Visiting Fellow with our Program on Artificial Intelligence & Progress. Nabeel is an invaluable voice and thinker as it relates to AI. Read his piece on Moral AI here
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In contrast to other developed nations, the United States has declined to reform the way we tax corporations:
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"The world is moving away from classical liberal ideas, and that case needs to be made in a new and fresh and powerful and vital way."
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With trillion dollar deficits coming back, it's a good time to start talking about government austerity again.
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About 250,000 positions have been eliminated from small businesses because of the ACA.
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Nurse practitioners are highly trained and capable of delivering competent #healthcare services. Empowering them can help bring down healthcare prices:
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We are proud to announce that the Senate confirmed Mercatus Vice President for Policy Research William Beach to serve as Commissioner of @BLS_gov . Congratulations Bill!
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Watch: @Robert_Graboyes joined @CNN to discuss the new Senate #HealthcareBill :
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Because of the ACA, hiring the 50th employee costs another $70,000 a year on top of the normal salary and benefits:
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"I believe in the First Amendment. The FCC under my leadership will stand for the First Amendment." — @AjitPaiFCC #MercatusTech
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"It's a provocative, powerful argument for an America in which government does less, individuals do more, and the future becomes the object of our dreams rather than a repository of our fears." — @nickgillespie on @tylercowen 's new book:
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"For too long, regulations have escaped scrutiny because researchers and policymakers didn’t have good ways to measure them. Finally, that’s all beginning to change."
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"When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will."
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Instead of giving 1 firm a $3 billion subsidy, Wisconsin could have cut its corporate income tax rate by 21%
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Studies show that countries with greater levels of economic freedom enjoy better outcomes—especially for the poor. So why the continued skepticism about free markets?
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The top 10 percent of income earners have historically paid more than half of the entire federal income tax burden. @veroderugy
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"Had Cuba not had a communist revolution...it could have been one of the most successful Latin American economies."
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"I think that Hayek's 'Road to Serfdom' is a brilliant book that has been misunderstood because it became a coffee table book and then it became a caricature for other people." — @PeterBoettke talks all things Hayek on The Remnant with @JonahNRO :
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Between 28,000 and 50,000 businesses appear to have reduced their number of full-time employees from 2014 to 2016 because of the employer-sponsored health insurance mandate in the ACA:
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Research shows that that infrastructure spending is a bad vehicle for stimulus and does not boost economic growth:
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“The more the state 'plans' the more difficult planning becomes for the individual.”
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Happy birthday F. A. Hayek! To celebrate listen to @jmelemke & @ccoyne1 talk about the core ideas and methods of Austrian economics:
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The opportunity cost of our #econoween contest is low & the benefits are high! Share a photo of your #econ -themed pumpkin with the hashtag #econoween for a chance to win $100 in books from Amazon: 🎃 👻
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How has the price of laser eye surgery dropped so much over time while the quality of the procedure and the results have improved dramatically?
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Financial regulation did not decrease in the decade leading up to the financial crisis:
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"The most common request I got as an FCC commissioner was 'please regulate my rival, but not me.'" — @McDowellTweet
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At @MarketWatch , @tylercowen makes the counterintuitive argument that Citizens United is one reason big business has lost influence in Washington.
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A new study finds evidence that teens exposed to higher minimum wages, and thus fewer employment opportunities, have lower wages as adults:
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What's going on with China's economy? @tylercowen breaks it down:
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Rising home prices in cities with growing populations are not a law of nature. Until the 1970s, regions generally accommodated new residents by allowing new housing construction.
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"If we take seriously Hayek’s cautions regarding the fatal conceit of the social engineer, it forces us to adopt a posture of deep epistemic humility — deep humility about the limitations of our own knowledge."
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"Hayek is as relevant to the collapse of communism as he is to explaining the global financial crisis."
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"As economist Milton Friedman said, the real size of government is measured by how much the government spends, not by the taxes we pay."
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"Take the most important thing, and get that done early in the morning." @tylercowen on finding the time to write:
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Happy Birthday, Milton Friedman http://t.co/X3XloCcPnw
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How did Viennese culture impact Austrian economists like Friedrich Hayek, Ludwig von Mises, and Carl Menger?
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Economist Richard Wagner wrote an intellectual biography of James M. Buchanan that is about Buchanan's ideas first and his work and person second. Watch @jmelemke 's interview with Richard Wagner:
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Virginia's democratic governor, Ralph Northam, is reducing the state's regulatory burden by scrapping hundreds of laws. The laws being cleaned out disproportionately burden the poor and racial minorities.
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A reminder from Milton Friedman: There's no such thing as a free lunch http://t.co/Ys9cGi56nm http://t.co/V8UCFreh48
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How much land does one home reasonably require? @OldUrbanist argues minimum lot sizes are virtually ubiquitous in the US, and allowing property owners to subdivide their land is critical to increasing the housing supply and promoting homeownership.
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What was behind the crisis of AD 33, one of the first documented financial crises? @DavidBeckworth @MarkKoyama
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In 1974, Milton Friedman said, "You must separate out being 'pro-free enterprise' from being 'pro-business.' A new Mercatus survey shows this distinction is just as important today as it was back then: #CultureofFavoritism
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