Peter Jacobsen
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Air Pollution Has Plummeted in the U.S. Over the Last Half Century
Earlier this month, as wildfires ravaged Canada, the Northeastern United States experienced heavy air pollution problems from the smoke. The…
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Is the Unemployment Rate a Deceptive Statistic?
This week for Ask an Economist, I have a question from retired CPA, Nicholas G. He asks, “why is so…
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Is Inflation Taxation?
I received an interesting follow up question from Heath B. He says, “This is a follow up question for the…
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Why the Late Robert Lucas Deserved His Nobel Prize
A little more than two weeks ago, Nobel prize-winning economist, Robert Lucas Jr., passed away. This news compounded the loss…
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Should Legislators Have to Disclose Harmful Consequences of Legislation?
Should Legislators Have to Disclose Harmful Consequences of Legislation? This week, I have some questions about the consequences of legislation…
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Are Food and Energy Excluded from Inflation Measures?
This week for Ask an Economist, I have another question from Dr. Overfield. His question is: “I would like to…
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Are Markets Immoral?
This week for Ask an Economist, I have a question from AJ who asks (edited for clarity), “This isn’t entirely…
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Why Politicians Use Force Rather than Markets
This week I have a question from Sergio from Brazil. He says (edited for clarity), I enjoy reading the articles…
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What Even Is a Non-profit?
For Ask an Economist this week I have a question from Hal who asks, “What is the difference between a…
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How the Free Market Handles Monopoly
In the president’s recent State of the Union address he called for “bipartisan legislation to strengthen antitrust enforcement.” For those…
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