2021 In 21 Numbers
In 2021, we saw the unwinding of a number of policies and practices put in place in 2020, as well...
Peter C. Earle
Benefits of a Balanced Public Health Strategy
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic, deeming the virus to be a critical issue...
Talk by AIER Research Faculty Peter C. Earle at the 26th Annual “Fields on Wheels” Conference
Thanks for having me, it’s great to be here. When I was originally asked about this event I commented to...
The Fickle ‘Science’ of Lockdowns
‘Follow the science” has been the battle cry of lockdown supporters since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Yet before March 2020,...
Stuck in Neutral: Trucking And the Pandemic
On October 25, 2021, about one month before the detection of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in South Africa, the...
Twilight of the NYC Pizza Principle
The correlation between changes in the price of a New York City subway token and the price of a slice...
The Horrors Of A Noninflationary Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is one week away. There’s always much to be thankful for, but this particular holiday arrives against a backdrop...
Three Minutes in Fort Worth
I was in the great state of Texas last week, enjoying some free market fellowship with a large group of...
To Fix the Shipping Crisis, Start by Repealing the Jones Act
At 9am EDT on Friday, October 22, the informal commercial flotilla off the coast of California ports reached a new...
The Crime Dividend of Pandemic Policies
Throughout the late spring and summer of 2021, partially owing to pandemic policies and partially to hindered extraction, the price...
An Armor Conspired: the Global Shipping Freeze
Despite numerous personal shortcomings, Jim Morrison of The Doors regularly evinced considerable writing talents. In the poem-song Horse Latitudes, he...
The Irony of China’s Most Recent Bitcoin Ban
Various aspects of cryptocurrency use have been banned in China numerous times over the better part of the last decade....
