by Dan Mitchell | Sep 9, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I put a lot of focus on “convergence” and “divergence” because economic theory says rich countries should not grow faster than poor countries. So when there are examples of divergence, especially when looking at decades of data, we can learn very important...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
In Part I of this series, I explained that Singapore’s pro-market policies allowed it to catch up – and then surpass – the United States. Let’s start Part II with a video explaining the country’s climb to prosperity. I’m motivated to write...
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....
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2025 | Blogs, States
When I write about state economic policy, my go-to resources are Economic Freedom of North America and Freedom in the 50 States. But I need to add Rich States, Poor States, which is published by the American Legislative Exchange Council. Here’s a...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
There’s an enormous amount of data showing that people in the United States enjoy much higher livings standards than Europeans. That’s not too surprising since most European governments have adopted large-sized welfare states while...
