The Benefits Cliff and Labor Supply: A Behavioral Economics Perspective
Standard economic theory relies on the assumption that we make choices rationally. Besides the disagreement surrounding the definition of rationality itself, there is growing evidence that suggests...
View ArticleChoosing the Best Tool: Mandates as Corrective Policy Instruments in Agriculture
Agricultural production negatively impacts the environment. Nitrate and pesticide runoff contaminate drinking water. Animal waste causes bacterial contamination. Odor from livestock operations affects...
View ArticleEconomic Growth or Environmental Sustainability: Do We Have to Choose?
As the effects of climate change are becoming a reality for many around the developing world, finding solutions to support sustainable development is an absolute necessity. Those on the bottom of the...
View ArticleAutomation and the Future of Labor: Two Scenarios
Frankenstein. It is one of the most enduring horror stories of all time. Mary Shelley’s masterpiece, inspired by a nightmare, is a cautionary tale. Ingenuity run amok. Progress beyond our control....
View ArticleValues, Faith, and Corruption
As a participant in this year’s AEI Summer Honors Program, I had the opportunity to engage with a group of 20 other students in a course titled “International Economic Development: Why Institutions...
View ArticleThe Complexity of Markets
In our current polarized political environment, it is easy to paint in black and white, and pit staunchly liberal and conservative viewpoints in direct opposition of each other on a number of issues....
View ArticleOn the Correlation of Capitalism and Christianity
“He that will not work shall not eat.” With these famous words pulled from 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Capt. John Smith uttered a phrase that both saved Jamestown and breathed a capitalistic nature into the...
View ArticleChina Holds No Cards
It was 2 a.m., and my father and I had finally settled down for our flight from Shanghai to Beijing. Bleary-eyed, I was about to drift off to sleep, when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I hadn’t realized...
View ArticleCoalition of the Developing: Can regional trade agreements on the African...
Mary Katherine Lederer was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar Awards Program recipient. She attended the University of Notre Dame and majored in economics and political science. Still struggling to attain...
View ArticleProblems Recruiting a Reverend? An Economic Perspective on the Market for...
Grant Seiter was a 2018-2019 Young Scholar Awards Program recipient. He is currently a senior at Baylor University, majoring in economics and finance. An increasing number of American pastors such as...
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