Economics

Fire engine manufacturing is now largely controlled by three companies. Around the country, prices have soared, and orders can take years to fulfill.

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CEO Mary Barra said GM has contingency plans ready for if tariffs are levied on auto parts and vehicles coming into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico.

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A snapshot of which sectors earn the most profit, based on the latest data. Spoiler: #1 is not Big Tech.

President Trump noted that a penny's minting costs exceed its face value.

The US imports roughly 80% of its aluminum and 17% of its steel.

The result of the government’s expansion into the subprime mortgage market was that by the time of the financial crisis, more than half of all mortgages in the United States were subprime or otherwise low-quality mortgages.

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The world's leading data visualization tool for international trade data.

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The 1896 National Democratic Party broke away from their party to defend sound money and limited government. Their story is worth remembering.

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Contents Introduction Recommended Readings Introduction Economists, going back to Adam Smith and David Ricardo, are virtually unanimous that free trade benefits consumers and the overall economy. B

The ongoing avian flu outbreak has hit a national treasure: Waffle House.

Is a trade war on the horizon? We’ll have to wait and see.

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Given these realities of state power and economic intervention, the only reasonable position for those who cherish freedom and prosperity is the radical one: a pure market economy.

Public Choice, the economist James M. Buchanan explained, is built on the “homely” proposition that politicians are just like the rest of us. We call this “behavioral symmetry.” They have their own interests, and they try to satisfy those interests. Furthermore, we can understand people’s behavior in the voting booth and the bureau using the […]

Economic policy decisions often involve a trade-off between equality and efficiency implemented through income redistribution. We test whether people are less likely to purchase equality with their ow

Trump put duties of 10% on all imports from China and 25% on imports from Mexico and Canada – America’s largest trading partners – except for a 10% rate on Canadian oil.

President Donald Trump's imposition of 25% tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China may be sparking a trade war, and Michigan has more to lose than many other states in the U.S

American importers will pay a new 25 percent tax on goods from Canada and Mexico and a 10 percent levy on products from China.