by Dan Mitchell | Dec 5, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
Almost every year (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, etc), I review the Fraser Institute’s annual report on Economic Freedom of North America. The 2024 version has just been released, so let’s look at some key findings. Since...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 13, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
I worry about public policy in the United States. It’s gotten worse in recent decades and I worry it will get worse in the future. But there are not many better alternatives. A few small countries allow more economic liberty, such as Singapore and...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 22, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
Economists widely agree with the theory of “convergence,” which is the (mostly true) idea that poor nations should grow faster than rich nations as they catch up (converge). But there are exceptions. Sometimes a richer country will grow faster than...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 29, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve written many times about how Americans are much richer than Europeans. And I’ve also written many times that the U.S. economy has been growing faster (which shouldn’t happen according to convergence theory). There’s a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 19, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
After yesterday’s column about China’s economic challenges, I was planning on writing today about the results of this week’s high-level policy meeting in Beijing. Sadly, no bold reforms were proposed. That lack of action may be worth a column in the next day or two,...
