by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Three years ago, I wrote about the erosion of economic liberty in Western Europe (specifically, the 15 nations that comprised the European Union between 1995-2004). Sadly, here’s a more up-to-date chart showing that the loss of economic...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 1, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
By providing bailouts to profligate governments, the International Monetary Fund creates “moral hazard” and thus does considerable damage to the global economy. To make matters worse, the IMF pressures those profligate...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 4, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation
What’s the best way of helping poor countries achieve faster growth so they can converge with rich nations? Sensible people respond with a range of good answers. Removing trade barriers.Lowering corruption.Improved rule of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2023 | Blogs, Europe
Earlier this month, I mocked CNN for a nonsensical tweet about inflation. The network said there was no consensus about the cause of inflation even though it is glaringly obvious that the Federal Reserve’s bad monetary...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 19, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Yesterday’s column reviewed a new report from the International Monetary Fund and criticized that bureaucracy for celebrating how the world’s most-powerful governments are going to take more money from the private sector thanks to a corporate tax cartel. But that’s...
