by Dan Mitchell | Jun 23, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
As part of my presentation earlier this month to IES Europe, I discussed topics such as comparative economics and federalism. I also had a chance to explain why tax havens are good for global prosperity. Many of the points I made will be familiar to regular readers....
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 21, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
In recent months, governments released prisoners and announced that some laws wouldn’t be enforced because of the coronavirus. Now, with protests against police misbehavior, we’re seeing governments fail to maintain law and order. As suggested by this...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 20, 2020 | Blogs, Taxation
Assuming the goal is more prosperity, lawmakers who work on tax issues should be guided by the “Holy Trinity” of good policy. Low marginal tax rates on productive activity such as work and entrepreneurship. No tax bias (i.e., extra layers of tax) that penalizes saving...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 19, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
When writing yesterday’s column about new competitiveness rankings from the IMD business school in Switzerland, I noticed that I have not yet written about this year’s edition of the Index of Economic Freedom. Time to rectify that oversight. We’ll start with a look at...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 18, 2020 | Blogs, Economics
When looking at which nations have the best economic policy, the best options are the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World and the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom. But I also look forward to other measures, including the annual...
