Economics and Economic Freedom
A free and prosperous society requires a functioning market economy at its foundation. Using a broad array of tools drawn from price theory, public choice analysis, Austrian theory, and classical empiricism, our study of economics and economic freedom explores the underpinnings of the market system, the roots of economic prosperity, and emerging threats to the same in the public policy sphere. Our work includes the measurement of freedom and providing practical economic information for people to make better decisions.
Research Publications for Economics and Economic Freedom
RE Wright
The Independent Review 26 (4), 513-532, 2022
Framing affordable housing: an experimental test of changing attitudes
M Matheis, J Sorens
Housing Studies, 1-17, 2022
The calculus of dissent: Bias and diversity in FOMC projections
TL Hogan
Public Choice 191 (1-2), 105-135, 2022
Situating Southern Influences in James M. Buchanan and Modern Public Choice Economics
A Carden, V Geloso, PW Magness
Standard of Living: Essays on Economics, History, and Religion in Honor of …, 2022
Changing Minds on Restrictive Zoning: How to Unclog America’s Home Supply
J Sorens
Manhattan Institute, Apr 1, 2022
Articles
Existing-Home Sales and Inventory Fell in August
“Existing-home sales and inventories fell slightly in August as high prices and shifting housing preferences weigh on activity.” – Robert Hughes
Economics and the Picture Show
“Economists should pay attention to aesthetics, or the art of economics, which is the art of creating ourselves, both morally and financially. More radically, economists need to stop trying to find an objective way into the heart of what happens when we exchange.” ~ Robert E. Gordon
Multifamily Segment Leads Housing Market Construction in August
“Multifamily housing activity has been surging recently while the single-family segment struggles. Uncertainty due to the latest wave of Covid combined with rising home prices and ongoing labor and materials shortages for builders all contribute to a challenging environment for housing.” – Robert Hughes
The Silver Lining of the Afghanistan Withdrawal: Afghanistan is No Longer Simply a US Problem
“The U.S. cannot fix the world. Washington should leave Central Asia’s problems to surrounding states. And Americans should focus on reviving their country.” ~ Doug Bandow
When Diktats and Conscience Conflict
“Grotius was a great liberal because he saw that everyone has moral agency, as an individual: Rulers are to be judged by the ruled. Everyone has the capacity and the responsibility to judge.” ~ Daniel B. Klein
Why Totalitarians Promote Hate
“As human cooperation decreases and hatred increases, you too, not just the people the mandates are directed against, will suffer. The oxygen of capitalism is cooperation. The oxygen of totalitarians is hatred for differences.” ~ Barry Brownstein