Big Business Is Overcharging You $5000 a Year

Many argue that globalization requires large companies with economies of scale. The result can be market concentration, and reduced competition, leading to higher prices. By comparing prices in Europe and the US, this article argues that higher prices are not the inevitable result of concentration but are a function [...]

Big Business Is Overcharging You $5000 a Year2020-05-10T09:15:58-04:00

Arguing for Free Trade in a Post-Trump World

Anti-trade and anti-globalization positions helped elect Donald Trump, and economists' traditional arguments for free trade are being ignored. In fairness to the anti-traders, the outcomes of extended trade (especially with China) have left many workers in manufacturing worse off. In teaching about the gains from trade, how do we [...]

Arguing for Free Trade in a Post-Trump World2020-05-07T15:52:50-04:00
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