economics

End of the world as we know it, but was it all good?
Opinion, Сolumns
BRANDON McGINLEY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
Apr 21, 2025
PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Earlier this month, sharp declines in the stock market wiped out $5 trillion in value. Which raises the question: If $5 trillion ca...
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Other Voices: Tariff déjà vu
Opinion, Сolumns
Apr 01, 2025
Tariffs played a significant role in worsening the Great Depression, though they were not the sole cause. One of the most infamous tariff policies of ...
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Why Trump should ignore the stock market
Opinion, Сolumns
VICTOR JOECKS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
Mar 17, 2025
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (TNS) — President Donald Trump’s economic priority shouldn’t be preventing a recession. Stock prices are always a roller coaster. Over...
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Trump risks making same economic mistakes as Biden
Opinion, Сolumns
ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Feb 24, 2025
NEW YORK (TNS) — There is one surefire way to know when someone is trying to pull one over on you: If they’re promising something for nothing — whethe...
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Trump’s economic policy can’t be just nostalgia
Opinion, Сolumns
ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 25, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — President-elect Donald Trump’s economic legacy may well depend on whether he prefers the comparative form of an adjective. Specifical...
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Populism can run counter to economic growth
Opinion, Сolumns
ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion 
Oct 24, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — The degrowth movement, which had a moment a few years ago, is over — and not a moment too soon. As nations in Europe and North Americ...
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Why some nations prosper
Opinion, Сolumns
Oct 18, 2024
For years, free-market think tanks such as the Cato Institute and the Fraser Institute have emphasized the link between economic freedom and prosperit...
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