Minimum Waaaaaage! Hyah!
Missouri’s minimum wage cranked up last week, as reported in the Columbia Tribune, a welcome relief for struggling workers in...
Not happy with the results?
Type your search again
Trying to Meet the Minimum
The Post-Dispatch reports that 2 million Americans will get a raise today. Why, you ask? They probably bet on the...
Unintended Consequences: When Well-Meaning Policies Backfire
F.A. Hayek famously wrote, “The curious task of economics is to demonstrate to men how little they really know about...
Missouri Ballot Issues and the Return of Three Mile Island
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss: Missouri’s Amendment 6, the Kirkwood sales tax vote,...
The War on Prices with Ryan Bourne
In this episode, Susan Pendergrass speaks with Ryan Bourne, the R. Evan Scharf Chair for the Public Understanding of Economics...
New AEI Report Challenges Gloomy Views of Worker Pay
Years ago I delivered testimony on the minimum wage to the Kansas City Council. After my remarks, a councilwoman asked...
Affordable Housing and Kansas City: Further Thoughts
(You can read part one, part two, part three, part four, part five, part six, part seven, and part eight in this series here.) The concerns...
Part Four: Does Kansas City Have an Affordable Housing Problem?
(You can read part one, part two, and part three in this series here.) In the previous blog post in...
Missouri’s Budget: A Primer (Update)
Nearly three years ago, my essay “Missouri’s Budget: A Primer” was published. In the years since, a lot has changed...
