In Praise of Jurisdictional Competition: The Case of Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa
Zambia sees Zimbabwe's economic missteps as South Africa looks to repeat them.
Economic Growth
Trump's Immigration Policies Are Causing a 'Trump Slump' in U.S. Tourism
The businessman turned president's hysterical fear of terrorists is bad for business.
This Indiana Town Wants to Fine a Community Out of Existence on Behalf of Private Developers
Charlestown can't seize the properties, so it's citing them to force them to sell.
Federal Infrastructure Spending Is a Bad Deal
Trump should choose privatization over nationalization.
Changes in Commodities Prices Since 1960 Show a Richer World
The World Bank recently updated the "Pink Sheet."
Protectionism Was Costly in the Past, And The Future Won't Be Any Different
Spending $500,000 per year to save a $50,000 per year factory job might make sense politically, but only if the true cost of saving those jobs is hidden.
Governors Don't Transform Economies—for Good or Ill
They can formulate better policies, but they can't cure economic malaise.
Why Aren't More Americans Moving?
People used to chase economic opportunity across the country. Then the government got in the way.
You Do Realize that if You Keep All the Jobs in America, the Mexicans Will Return?
Has Donald Trump really thought through the implications of not letting U.S. companies outsource low-level work?
A Recipe for Economic Growth in the New Year
Americans instinctively know we're on the wrong track.
A Stronger Economy Will Also Destroy Jobs, but It's Necessary
Better jobs come along as technologies change societies.
3 Technologies Will Utterly Transform Your World in the Next Decade
Blockchain, CRISPR, and Machine Learning
Is Economic Growth Environmentally Sustainable?
Economic growth and environmental renewal go hand-in-hand.
Modern Malthusians Still Wrong: New at Reason
Economic growth and environmental renewal go hand-in-hand
The Most Important Graph in the World
There has been a massive increase in wealth throughout the world in the last two centuries.
Energy Poverty Is Much Worse for the Poor Than Climate Change
Forcing poor people to forego economic development in order to prevent climate change is 'morally dubious'
Ending Energy Poverty vs. Climate Change Mitigation: New at Reason
Ending energy poverty should be prioritized over efforts to prevent climate change
We Work Less, Have More Leisure Time and Earn More Money
Income per capita per year was up 111 percent between 1950 and 2016.
Economic Growth, Coherent Foreign Policy, Trust in Govt: What WON'T Be Settled Today
Whether Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump wins the election, massive challenges face the next president of the United States.
The System is Rigged: Licensing Limits the Pursuit of Happiness
Onerous licensing laws make it harder for people to move from place to place. And less residential mobility means less economic mobility.
How Much Better Off Is the World Since You Were Born?
Go find out at "Your Life In Numbers" over at the Human Progress program at the Cato Institute
Rising Prosperity Means Getting to Eat More Meat and Seafood
That's ok, because human ingenuity and free markets satisfy increased demand.
Economic Freedom in the World Is Increasing
The United States ranks 16th in the world on economic freedom index
A New Look at the Kennedy-Reagan Growth Recipe
JFK and the Reagan Revolution argues that America can return to prosperity by looking to the Kennedy-Reagan model of income tax cuts and a strong, stable dollar.
Climate War: Bill McKibben's Really Bad Metaphor for Solving Man-Made Global Warming
Centralized top down planning of the climate would work as well as it does for economies.
Hillary Forgets the Growth Lessons of Bill's Presidency
In order to appease far-left voters, she's abandoning economic literacy.
Climate Change Will Impoverish Millennials, Says Study
Only if you think merely tripling per capita GDP by 2100 is poverty
Can Clinton or Trump or ANYONE Actually Grow the U.S. Economy?
Definitely the Democrat or the Republican, who are locked in a 20th-century model of an expansive, all-encompassing state.
Regulations Make Americans $4 Trillion Poorer
Too many rules are putting a major drag on economic growth.
To Speed Economic Recovery, Release the Brakes
Government gets in the way of healthy economic activity.
Countries That Transitioned Rapidly From Communism to Capitalism Fare Better
Former Soviet bloc countries that transitioned slowly now lag behind.
Good News: Global Energy Intensity Continues to Decline
Energy demand projected to increase by nearly 50 percent by 2040
Entrepreneurial Spirit Has Abandoned Non-Urban America: Bug or Feature?
Imagine what will happen to flyover country under even more wage regulations.
Slow Economic Growth: It's the Regulations, Stupid!
Regulations multiply at record rates while productivity slows downs - coincidence?
Yes, the World is Getting Better. Here's Why.
Reason TV set out to cheer up Venice Beach doomsayers with evidence of positive global trends.
Sliding Down the Super-Cycle: Resource Doom Postponed Indefinitely
Legendary investor Jeremy Grantham admits he was wrong about "peak everything."
Current Commodity Super-Cycle Slide Confounds Resource Doomsters
Investor Jeremy Grantham makes "an admission of a past mistake on resources."
U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Fall Again—Down 12 Percent from 2005
Yet the U.S. economy grew in real terms by 15 percent since 2005.
Energy in the West Cheap and Ubiquitous Despite Policymakers' Best Efforts
The West's misguided attempts to curtail CO2 emissions through limits on energy use are filtering down to places where cheap energy is still a distant dream.
You Are $13,000 Poorer Because of Federal Regulations
New study quantifies the damage to economic growth that the accumulation of regulations causes
Federal Regulations Make You a Lot Poorer: New at Reason
New study finds that U.S. economy is $4 trillion smaller due to over-regulation
Rejoice: Fat Fucks Now Outnumber Starving People on Earth!
Predictably, historic triumph over poverty is seen as next big problem.
Rising GDPs, Declining Work Hours
GDPs have continued to go up even as total hours work have gone down.
