There is little economics per se in mass shootings. However, some ideas from social sciences generally can foster insights on which policy responses are realistic or not. The same ideas apply to other current issues like health insurance and illegal…
Hard fact: Companies need to pay market wage rates
Central bankers must be circumspect in their public expression, lest they roil the markets, and some take this to the point of being mealy-mouthed. So Neel Kashkari, president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve, is seen often a breath of fresh…
Developer assessments seen as good economics
As economists read news of a recent ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals denying certain infrastructure charges imposed on land developers, many probably reacted: “Where was Judge Posner when we need him?” Sometimes law and economics are in basic…
OK to hike prices in a hurricane?
Is it wrong to take price advantage of someone who is over a barrel because of circumstances beyond their control? With one hurricane barely over and another one barreling in, that question is in the news. Should anyone charge $42…