by Dan Mitchell | Sep 21, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Russia’s government has been appropriately criticized for invading Ukraine, but let’s focus today on Putin’s economic mismanagement. I’m motivated by this tweet from a professor at the University of Chicago. He points out that Russians were richer than...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 20, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Since I’m a policy wonk with a keen interest in international and comparative economics, I write every year (2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, etc) about the annual release of Economic Freedom of the World, published by the Fraser Institute in...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 13, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve repeatedly explained (last July, last September, and this July) that Biden’s biggest economic problem is that wages are losing ground after adjusting for inflation. The same thing is true when looking at overall household income. The Census Bureau just...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 7, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
When we look at the degree of economic freedom in various nations, we find evidence that good policies produce good results. Similarly, when we look at the degree of economic freedom in various states, we also find evidence that good policies...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 19, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Just last month, I cited some academic research showing how Poland’s economy dramatically improved after the fall of the Soviet Empire and the country escaped socialism. The change has been dramatic. Indeed, Poland has easily out-performed...
