Jason Sorens

Economics

Can Some Deportations Promote Open Immigration and Protect Free Speech?

The Mahmoud Khalil case has prompted much commentary on the following question: should the US government deport noncitizen terrorist sympathizers?…

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Economics

New State-Level GDP and Personal Income Figures Show Where Activity Is Picking Up — And Falling Back

On Friday, the Bureau of Economic Analysis released preliminary figures for GDP and personal income by state for last year.…

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Economics

Want Starter Homes? Cut Minimum Lot Sizes

One of the big problems in the American housing market today is the dearth of “starter” homes. These are smaller,…

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Economics

Cuts to Indirect Federal Grants Could Change Research for the Better

On February 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it will be reducing its negotiated proportion of grant…

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Economics

Donald Shoup’s Crusade to Reimagine Urban Parking

“Free” parking has a huge cost. That’s the message that UCLA planning professor Donald Shoup, who died last week, took…

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Economics

Can a State Just Opt Out of Federal Social Security?

The federal old-age programs, Social Security and Medicare, are going bust. The latest trustees reports show the Social Security trust…

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Economics

Wealth Inequality Is a Result of Prosperity

"Wealth inequality does seem to be growing, but wealth is growing for the bottom 50 percent too, not just the…

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Economics

Does a Builders’ Cartel Explain Rising Rents?

"Stoller and Quintero may well be right that home-builder concentration does reduce housing supply and raise costs, but it hasn’t…

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Economics

How “Equalizing” School Finance Hurts Students and Taxpayers

"New Hampshire is the most fiscally decentralized state in the country, with about two-thirds of the total tax burden being…

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Economics

Red States, Blue States: A Tale of Two Economies

"States like Texas and Florida, prioritizing low taxes and minimal regulation, have created environments where businesses can thrive. This is…

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