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Economic Dynamism

We consider the principles, policies, and culture that support free market capitalism.

Trump's Troubling Economic Turn

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Economic Dynamism
Jan 16, 2026
The Housing Crisis

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Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2026
The Poverty of Vanceonomics

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Economic Dynamism
Jan 14, 2026
Entrepreneurial Freedom in the Age of AI

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Economic Dynamism
Jan 12, 2026
America Needs a Transcontinental Railroad

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Economic Dynamism
Jan 5, 2026
America’s great migration

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Economic Dynamism
Dec 21, 2025
Why Can't the Middle Class Invest Like Mitt Romney?

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Economic Dynamism
Dec 30, 2025
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The Housing Crisis

Soaring housing costs are driving young people towards socialism—only dispersed development and expanded property ownership can preserve liberal democracy.

Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2026

America Needs a Transcontinental Railroad

A proposed merger of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern would foster efficiencies, but opponents say the deal would kill competition.

Economic Dynamism
Jan 5, 2026

America’s great migration

The young and ambitious are fleeing the stagnant coastal states for the booming heartland.

Economic Dynamism
Dec 21, 2025

How California is failing its Latino population

The current California regime has been a disaster for minorities.

Economic Dynamism
Dec 9, 2025

Higher Ed’s Diseconomies of Scale

Economic Dynamism
Dec 3, 2025

The Rise of the Artisan Economy

Economic Dynamism
Oct 29, 2025

Ignore 'Open Letters' From Economists

Charity-Joy Acchiardo, Dirk Mateer & Brian O'Roark
Economic Dynamism
Sep 23, 2025

Demystifying the New Deal

Carola Binder
Economic Dynamism
Sep 5, 2025

Why Is California Losing Good Jobs to Other States? It’s Not Rocket Science

Joel Kotkin
Economic Dynamism
Sep 4, 2025

Trump’s Factory Revival Is Happening

Joel Kotkin
Economic Dynamism
Sep 4, 2025
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The Causal Effect of News on Inflation Expectations

Carola Binder, Pascal Frank, Jane M. Ryngaert
Economic Dynamism
Aug 22, 2025

The Rise of Inflation Targeting

Carola Binder
Economic Dynamism
Aug 11, 2025

AI and the Future of Society and Economy

Joel Kotkin, Marshall Toplansky
Economic Dynamism
Jul 17, 2025

Automated Detection of Emotion in Central Bank Communication: A Warning

Carola Binder, Nicole Baerg
Economic Dynamism
Jul 1, 2025

Defending Technological Dynamism & the Freedom to Innovate in the Age of AI

Adam Thierer
Economic Dynamism
Jun 6, 2025

Partisan Trust in the Federal Reserve

Carola Binder, Cody Couture, Abhiprerna Smit
Economic Dynamism
Apr 22, 2025
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The Housing Crisis

Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2026

America Needs a Transcontinental Railroad

Economic Dynamism
Jan 5, 2026

America’s great migration

Economic Dynamism
Dec 21, 2025

How California is failing its Latino population

Economic Dynamism
Dec 9, 2025

Higher Ed’s Diseconomies of Scale

Economic Dynamism
Dec 3, 2025

The Rise of the Artisan Economy

Economic Dynamism
Oct 29, 2025
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Neo-Feudalism: Tech Oligarchs and the Secular "Clerisy"

Neo-Feudalism: Tech Oligarchs and the Secular "Clerisy"

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Oct 20, 2025
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Unlocking Housing Supply: Market-Driven Solutions for Growing Communities

Unlocking Housing Supply: Market-Driven Solutions for Growing Communities

Economic Dynamism
Sep 30, 2025
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Trump’s Tariff-for-Income-Tax Swap

Trump’s Tariff-for-Income-Tax Swap

Economic Dynamism
Aug 21, 2025
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Why the Damage to Fed Independence May Have Already Been Done

Why the Damage to Fed Independence May Have Already Been Done

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Jul 24, 2025
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Richard Epstein: Law and Economics of Public Sector Unions

Richard Epstein: Law and Economics of Public Sector Unions

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Jun 19, 2025
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