EconomyCommentary
Why Americans (Rightly) Hate Soccer
The World Cup is underway, and other than the Olympics, it will surely be the most closely followed sporting event with estimates of more than… Read More
Economy News
A Taxpayer’s Guide: Export-Import Bank Under Microscope at House Hearing
Rep. Jeb Hensarling today convenes the House Financial Services Committee for a much-anticipated hearing on the fate of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, a federal agency that… Read More
EconomyNews
Sunlight Report: Don’t Underestimate Export-Import Bank’s Corporate Friends
Despite losing a friend in House leadership and now his successor’s avowed lack of interest, the Export-Import Bank — which has been criticized for promoting… Read More
EconomyCommentary
This Country’s Growth Should Have Rivaled China’s. What Went Wrong?
Only a decade ago, India seemed destined to rival China. Annual growth had averaged almost 9 percent over a seven-year stretch; domestic investment was booming;… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
To Attract Investment Dollars, Americans Need a Leader, Not a Cheerleader
President Obama recently hosted executives from foreign-based businesses at the White House to highlight the benefits of investment in the United States. NPR described the… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
China Entrepreneurs Seek Economic Freedom in U.S.
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant whose sales top eBay and Amazon combined, chose the U.S. as the location for its initial public offering (IPO) last… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
How Much Do Economists Care About Government Failure? Not Much
Economists spend a great deal of time studying market failure. In fact, as George Mason University economics professor Tyler Cowen notes, “most economic arguments for… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
President Obama: “I Want Us to Be First,” Just Not in Economic Freedom
At an event earlier this week in New York, President Obama lamented that the United States wasn’t number one in the world for quality of… Read More
Advancing Economic Freedom: An Antidote to Boko Haram
“Africa is not burning,” and “our presence in Nigeria is really a statement that terrorism cannot win.” These are the words of the president of… Read More
Economic Freedom: Heritage’s 2014 Global Agenda
Last week, The Heritage Foundation’s Economic Freedom Task Force published its 2014 Global Agenda for Economic Freedom. In it the task force identifies obstacles to… Read More
