Tag: Tyler Cowen
Old folks have all the top jobs, and it’s not good...
Why so many of America’s best and brightest college graduates go into management consulting, finance or law school is a perennial question. There are...
There are plenty of jobs, but where are the wages?
The most disappointing feature of the most recent jobs report is that wages did not grow very much, even though the U.S. economy is...
Tax the wealthy and their charities will suffer
America’s corporate economy has long been divided between a taxed, for-profit sector and a non-taxed, not-for-profit sector. This division has significant implications for tax...
Social Security isn’t doomed for younger generations
I have good news for younger generations worried that they won’t be able to claim their Social Security benefits because we older generations have...
Internet happiness click away
Most critiques of online activity and social media are neither rigorous nor helpful – by which I mean, they do not adequately explain why...
A change of scenery for startups
Sometimes significant news doesn’t make much of a splash, and that was the case for a recent major transaction. PetSmart Inc. last month announced...
