Global Economy

Ireland has been "experimenting" with MMT and price controls. The results are predictable.

By making covid a political virus, progressive politicians, cheered on by their media, applied political "solutions" that failed to protect the most vulnerable people.

Krugman’s recent NYT column on Russia features commentary on trade surpluses that is at best very misleading.

The African Continent Free Trade Area has the potential to serve Africans and bring about better living standards. However, it is threatened by government attempts to "manage" trade.

While supporters of the Biden administration fault Putin for shortages, Austrian economists know the answer lies in Washington's monetary and economic mismanagement.

The combination of covid lockdowns, money pumping, and attempts to force a new green economy are taking their toll. This is not going away any time soon.

Persistently loose monetary policies always have negative growth and distributional effects that impair political stability. In extreme cases, there are civil wars and armed conflicts between countries.

The presence of American companies in foreign nations was once seen as a sign of American superiority and an instrument of American cultural power. Not anymore.

The latest Keynesian money-printing and spending schemes are blowing up. It is time to hear what the Austrians have to say.

Why did Barbados postslavery develop a more robust economy than Jamaica even though the people had similar ethnic backgrounds?