by Dan Mitchell | Jul 29, 2025 | Blogs, Free Market
Javier Milei’s economic agenda has been amazingly successful, which is hardly a surprise to people like me. But is his libertarian agenda politically successful? Was his 2023 election a quirk, driven by the total failure of Peronism? Or...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
The main goal of fiscal policy should be to shrink the burden of government spending, not to balance the budget or lower debt. However, those two goals are not in conflict if policy makers pursue good policy. The evidence is overwhelming that...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 23, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
Part I of this series celebrated Javier Milei’s amazing success, Part II pointed out that labor market liberalization is still a big challenge, while Part III noted that the tax system still needs to be fixed. This final video in the series explains the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 21, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I almost feel sorry for the 108 leftist economists who predicted back in 2023 that Argentina would suffer if Javier Milei won the presidential election. Not only were they disappointed when he enjoyed a landslide victory, but the subsequent events in...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 14, 2025 | Blogs, Taxation
Part I of this series celebrated economic progress in Argentina, but noted that many more reforms are needed. Part II explained the need to liberalize labor markets. This new video, Part III in the series, points out that Argentina needs better tax policy....
