by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve written many times about terrible economic policy in Argentina, most recently two days ago while in that benighted country for a conference on fiscal policy. Now that I’m heading back to the United States, I’m contemplating whether...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 19, 2022 | Blogs
I wrote many years ago that China did not have a “tiger economy.” Indeed, I subsequently pointed out that China’s growth is not impressive when compared to East Asian nations that did enjoy rapid growth. My goal was to convince people that the U.S....
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 17, 2022 | Blogs, Europe, Free Market
I write frequently about the economic damage caused by European fiscal policy, but today let’s comment on the (comparatively) good policies that exist on the other side of the Atlantic. We’ll start with this video excerpt from a presentation...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 16, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
In a recent column about Haiti, I cited a New York Times column and expressed puzzlement that the author could write about that nation’s poverty and barely mention the role of economic policy. Today, we’re going to focus on Nigeria. Just like...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 14, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
There are some Caribbean jurisdictions that are very rich and successful, such as the Cayman Islands. There are others that have middle-of-the-road track records, such as Barbados. Then there’s the basket case of Haiti. Here’s data from the World...
