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Econ 101 is wrong about tariffs
They're even worse in reality.
 • Brian Albrecht
High tariffs didn't make the U.S. rich in the 19th century. They won't this time.
On tariffs and 19th century economic growth
 • Brian Albrecht
What Price Theory Is And Is Not
A theory of behavior, not a theory of human thoughts
 • Josh Hendrickson
And the 2025 Economics Nobel Goes to...
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt "for having explained innovation-driven economic growth"
 • Brian Albrecht
Why You Should Read More Thomas Sowell
Especially Basic Economics and Knowledge and Decisions
 • Brian Albrecht
The invisible hand screws up your regression
Markets, diff-in-diff, and "The Missing Intercept" problem
 • Brian Albrecht
Prices are signals (and politicians keep shooting the messenger)
Economic policy insight #1: A price is a signal wrapped in an incentive.
 • Brian Albrecht
GDP is a good measure. Don't mess with it for political reasons.
Removing government production from GDP Is a terrible idea
 • Brian Albrecht
Why no one likes land taxes
Inefficient taxes constrain government
 • Brian Albrecht
Stop saying a value-added tax is an export subsidy
It's not. No matter how many times people (even economists) say they are.
 • Brian Albrecht
6 reasons why tariffs are a terrible way to raise revenue
Some principles of taxation
 • Brian Albrecht
Yes, Econ 101 is underrated.
It’s especially good at prediction.
 • Brian Albrecht
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