January 29, 2017
Because our avocados, onions, tomatoes and peppers could have come from Mexico, NAFTA changes will mean guacamole changes.
February 1, 2016
Low skilled labor bears more of the cost of free trade than comparative advantage and traditional economics have indicated.
November 28, 2015
This week's economic news summary included China's cloned cows, turkey facts and productivity,food lawsuits and limited liability and economic development.
November 22, 2015
The free trade pact that Congress is debating, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has an ISDS (Investor-State Dispute Settlement) clause that's controversial.
August 8, 2015
Our everyday economics includes central planning, unintended consequences, comparative advantage, transportation infrastructure, cost & developing nations.
August 5, 2015
Displaying a shift in comparative advantage, some Chinese textile manufacturers are locating their factories the the U.S. rather than China.
May 23, 2015
Our everyday economics includes behavioral economics, commitment devices, environment, supply, regulation, free trade, gender issues and the minimum wage.
May 20, 2015
Looking at tires, fashion and NAFTA, we can see the lost jobs opposition to free trade and the pro free trade response.
May 19, 2015
While opponents of the TPP free trade deal cite currency manipulation, cheaper exports from countries with cheaper currencies save money for U.S. buyers.
May 2, 2015
Our everyday economics includes competition, progressive taxes, free trade, externalities, sunk cost, productivity, supply chain, incentives, & tradeoffs.
April 28, 2015
Although pacts like the TPP are politically controversial, economists have supported free trade since David Ricardo explained comparative advantage,
March 23, 2015
More than its low labor costs, Mexico is attracting car manufacturers away from the U.S. because it has free trade agreements with more than 40 countries.