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Corporate valuations relative to assets, as well as corporate profits, have seen a sustained rise in the United States over the last three...
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Unconventional monetary policy—characterized by “zero interest rate policy” (ZIRP) and “quantitative easing” (QE), along with macro-prudential regulation—has increased the power of central banks in the United States, Japan, and Europe. In the new issue of Cato Journal, contributors revisit the thinking behind unconventional monetary policy and the “new monetary framework,” make the case for transparent monetary rules versus foggy discretion, and point to the distortions generated by ultra-low interest rates and preferential credit allocation.
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Healthcare Reform Can’t Succeed Because We Still Want to Keep the Plans We Like
The like-your-plan-keep-your-plan pitch was not only disingenuous, but was also self-defeating.More Commentary
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Four Policy Implications of National Academies Report on Immigration
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine released a major new report on the fiscal and economic impacts of immigration on the United States yesterday.
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Lukewarming: The New Climate Science that Changes Everything
Patrick J. Michaels and Paul C. "Chip" Knappenberger
In Lukewarming: The New Climate Science that Changes Everything, Pat Michaels and Chip Knappenberger explain the real science and spin behind the headlines and come to a provocative conclusion: global warming is not hot—it’s lukewarm. Climate change is real, it is partially man-made, but it is clearer than ever that its impact has been exaggerated—with many predictions now being rendered implausible or impossible. This new paperback edition of the book is an expanded edition of last year’s ebook-only edition of Lukewarming, and includes updates in science and policy following the accords reached at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris.
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