Last week, Freakonomics radio interviewed Steven Dubner about avoiding unwanted gifts and deadweight loss. He contends that when individuals give […]
The Post-Dispatch is currently publishing a thorough series about how the Missouri state medical board disciplines doctors for medical errors […]
As my colleague Christine Harbin mentioned yesterday, the Associated Press reported on Friday that the president of Hometown Innovation Team, […]
The subsidized health care cooperative in Cape Girardeau that I recently discussed is back in the news. From an article […]
The Land Reutilization Authority (LRA) Commission held its final meeting of 2010 on Wednesday morning. One of the commissioners sported […]
Would you work one year for $1 million? Before you answer, you should know that your work would be playing […]
Not only is Gov. Jay Nixon communicating opposition to recommendations from the commission that he created (as I have discussed […]
With the 2010 Census complete, Congress will soon reapportion seats in the House of Representatives, and it appears that Missouri […]
This past Sunday, Russian journalist Oleg Kashin wrote in the New York Times about just how abusive the Russian government can be. […]
Even though the Tax Credit Review Commission has delivered its final recommendations, the debate about the appropriateness of targeted tax […]
Last month, the Post-Dispatch published an article by Tim Logan illustrating the significant lobbying power of the individuals and companies […]
In one of Christine Harbin’s recent posts here at Show-Me Daily, she made the point that having higher sales taxes […]
Contributors to Show-Me Daily have previously discussed the state subsidization of the Claycomo Ford plant, which secured $150 million in tax credits […]
Jeffrey A. Miron, senior fellow at the Cato Institute and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Economics at […]
On a previous post about subsidizing industries, a Show-Me Daily reader poses the following question: So it would be better […]
Lawrence W. Reed, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, explains the causes of the Great Depression of 1929 – […]
Arbitrage, in economics, is when someone trades commodities in such a way as to realize a profit from the price […]
My last post comparing the standard of living of George Vanderbilt with that enjoyed by most Americans today has inspired […]
During Dr. Caroline Hoxby's recent trip to Saint Louis to speak about charter school research, she spent a few minutes […]
School reform leader Kevin Chavous and economist David Levine speak at the Show-Me Institute's July 31, 2009, event commemorating the […]
