Patrick Tyrrell is a research coordinator in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for International Trade and Economics.
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There are jobs are out there, according to data released Nov. 12 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The question is, who wants them? The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why is housing so expensive in some cities, and relatively cheap in others? Place the blame on land-use restrictions put in place by local governments…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
What motivates top scientists to relocate? A recent National Bureau of Economic Research paper by Enrico Moretti and Daniel Wilson reports that the marginal tax… Read More
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Evidence of a “Brain Drain” from countries with high top tax rates and a “Brain Gain” to countries with low top tax rates comes from… Read More
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In 2009, the percentage of prime working-age U.S. residents who work 35 hours or more per week plunged to a 24-year low. Six years later,… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Thanks to hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling methods perfected at the end of last decade, production of crude oil in the United States has skyrocketed…. Read More
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There was good news this month: private-sector job openings rose slightly in February, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Openings rose… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Who in America will earn the most money this year? You might as well ask who will win the Major League Baseball batting title. Each… Read More
EconomyCommentary
According to the Federal Reserve Survey of Consumer Finances, the share of people under 35 who own a stake in private businesses has fallen from… Read More
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How high is the marginal tax rate on each additional dollar the average American earns? In other words, if you got a raise of one… Read More
