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- Stimulus Policies Should Better Consider Our Fiscal Future
- More Unlicensed Spectrum May Improve Opps for Businesses in the COVID Crisis
- 5G wireless is critical to helping Puerto Ricans prosper at home and in PA
- TV: When Corruption Impedes Economic Development
- What Do Global Metrics Tell Us about the World?
- What is GDP, how is it measured, and is GNP better?
- New Political Momentum for Puerto Rican Statehood
- Legislation can guarantee the neutrality our internet economy deserves
- RADIO: How Hurricanes Affect Local Economies
- Remarks: Current Economic Climate
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Stimulus Policies Should Better Consider Our Fiscal Future
A shorter version of the below was originally published by Morning Consult here. President Joe Biden’s inbound COVID relief proposal was released last week, touting an additional $1.9 trillion in […]
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More Unlicensed Spectrum May Improve Opps for Businesses in the COVID Crisis
Now that nearly every business – and especially every small business – has an increased reliance on virtual operations, there has never been a more critical time to consider policies to enhance broadband and Wi-Fi technologies and networks.
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5G wireless is critical to helping Puerto Ricans prosper at home and in PA
Originally published by the Philadelphia Inquirer here. Pennsylvania is home to the fourth-largest stateside population of Puerto Ricans, which continues to grow largely because of migration driven by natural disasters […]
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TV: When Corruption Impedes Economic Development
Full clip originally published by Fox News here. This past week, massive protests broke out in Puerto Rico following newly released information shedding light on corrupt practices within the government […]
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What Do Global Metrics Tell Us about the World?
In the following, Dr. John Rennie Short and I disclose our findings from a unique statistical analysis on global indices. You can download the full article here, or review the […]
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What is GDP, how is it measured, and is GNP better?
Today the Bureau of Economic Analysis released its “advanced” estimate of 2018’s second quarter GDP growth. At 4.1%, it was the fastest rate in four years, breaking out of what […]
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New Political Momentum for Puerto Rican Statehood
Originally published by The Hill here. Washington legislators have long been baffled by Puerto Rico’s economy, offering few, if any, successful policies. Hindered by an unexpected – and economically devastating […]
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Legislation can guarantee the neutrality our internet economy deserves
Originally published by The Hill newspaper here. Having recently closed its public commenting period, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has begun the arduous task of reviewing the millions of replies […]
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RADIO: How Hurricanes Affect Local Economies
The recent hurricane season will have an immediate impact on lives, as well as long-term macroeconomic implications for Texas, Florida, and especially Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. In the […]
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Remarks: Current Economic Climate
In August, I was fortunate enough to be offered the chance to provide opening remarks on the economic climate for millennials, the current national employment situation, and the value of […]
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So Many Economic Myths . . . where do I begin?
It’s amazing how often I feel the need to say out loud “well, that’s just plain wrong” to the TV nearly everyday (yeah, it’s a little crazy, I know). But, […]
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What Makes North Korea’s Economy Such a Terrible, Terrible Failure
You don’t have to be an economist or statistician to see a significant correlation between the level of freedom in an economy and its economic success. – The Common Sense […]
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How a Puerto Rican State Will Benefit the U.S.
Last week, Puerto Rico’s U.S. citizens overwhelmingly chose to become the 51st state of the union. Despite a vote-suppressing boycott campaign, 97 percent of those who participated in the historic […]
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Int’l TV: Discussing Economic Conditions & Statehood for Puerto Rico
Originally published by TRT World here.
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The Economic Impact of a “Border Tax”
There’s been a lot of talk about President Trump’s proposal to tax imported goods coming through our southern border that has led to a debate about the benefits of trade […]
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President-elect Trump’s infrastructure plan should start here
Originally published by The Hill here. In a shift from the traditionally parsimonious Republican platform, President-elect Trump has promised a national infrastructure spending bill to promote economic growth. Maintaining and […]
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Let the private sector lead the way in Puerto Rico
Originally published by Fox News here. Economic growth may be staggeringly slow across the country, but Puerto Rico’s lengthy decline makes even seasoned economists blush. Last week’s island-wide blackout didn’t […]
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Politicians are missing an opportunity on the economy
Originally published by The Hill here. Almost nothing has more influence over a nation’s welfare than the growth rate of its economy. Economic growth allows us to expand educational opportunities, […]
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Invertir en los emprendedores hispanos mejorará la economía de NYC
Originally published by El Diario here. La ciudad de Nueva York es y siempre será una de las potencias económicas mundial. Pero eso no quiere decir que no hace falta […]
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Public-private partnerships don’t always end in a ‘win-win’
Originally published by The Hill here. Cheap money is nearly impossible for a growing business to pass up. It’s even more difficult for an elected official to turn down a […]
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Introduction to The Common Sense behind Basic Economics
As promised, I’m posting the introduction to my book The Common Sense behind Basic Economics: A guide for budding economists, students, and voters below in order to get a conversation going, help those […]
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Pre-election Giveaway of book: The Common Sense behind Basic Economics
“…in light of this year’s elections (and ensuing economic debates) . . . I’m giving away a bunch of copies of my book The Common Sense behind Basic Economics: A guide […]
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TV: BBC World News discussion of largest GO bond default since 1933
On July 1st, 2016, nearly $2 billion in debt service was owed to creditors by the government of Puerto Rico. In a historic move, its government chose to default on […]
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Does a sub-minimum wage create jobs?
Originally published by The Hill here. The “fight for 15” crowd has managed to gain enough steam to garner mentions in presidential debates, trend on Twitter, and influence policy shifts […]
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TV: Fox News discussion on Puerto Rico’s primary vote & impact on the presidential election
Originally aired on Fox News. See video segment here. Puerto Rico held its Republican primary election on Sunday, March 6th, which may have an impact, not only the upcoming primary election […]
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TV: HuffPost Live Discusses Puerto Rico Default with WSJ, Reuters, Econ Professor, & JVH
Originally aired live on Huffington Post’s site here. It’s official, Puerto Rico has defaulted on a major bond payment for only the second time in recent history and the world […]
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Not So Fast: The Fed May Not Hike Just Yet
Originally published by the Inside Sources syndicate network here (which was picked up by other newspapers around the country, including The Daily Journal, The Palm Beach Post, The Courier-Post, and The Times […]
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Press release for new book picked up by news sources around the country
Link to official Press Release for The Common Sense behind Basic Economics. Sometimes you put together what you think is a great marketing piece, in this case a press release, […]
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The Fed didn’t raise rates. Will Congress get involved?
Originally published by The Hill here. If you have any money surfing the ebbs and flows of Wall Street, you’re probably a little nervous about what the Federal Reserve (Fed) […]
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Doomsday for Puerto Rico?
Originally published by Fox News here. August 1st is a day that may make the history books in Puerto Rico. This Saturday (technically Monday, since the deadline is on a […]
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RADIO (WNYC): Escaping a ‘Death Spiral,’ Inside Puerto Rico’s Fiscal Crisis
Originally published/recorded by The Takeaway radio show here. The following was played on WNYC, NPR, and more than 200 radio stations around the country as part of The Takeaway’s syndicate network. […]
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New Internet Regulations Have Very Bad Timing
Originally published by Fox News here. On June 12th, the Federal Communication Commission’s “Open Internet Order” went into effect, assigning new rules to Internet Service Providers’ operations. Don’t be fooled […]
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How the FCC’s New Internet Regulations are Already Hurting the Economy
Originally published by TheHill.com here. Despite supporters’ assurances that businesses will not be harmed by the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) recently adopted Internet regulations, new evidence suggests otherwise. Last week, […]
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Is Puerto Rico’s last hope bankruptcy?
Originally published by Fox News here. The Bankruptcy Code was established to allow insolvent borrowers – including individuals, companies, and municipalities – to undergo a court-supervised path for restructuring debts, […]
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Estimating the True Cost of FCC Regulation
Ever since the FCC began kicking around the idea of new Internet regulations (a.k.a. “net neutrality” regulation), economists, attorneys, and politicos have been arguing what, if any, cost will be […]
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Puerto Rico’s economy is a mess, but it doesn’t have to be
Originally published by Fox News here. Puerto Rico has always been an island paradise, but it is far from an economic one. There have been a few exaggerations in recent […]
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Report: Puerto Rico’s economic history and policy recommendations for today
Scanning the headlines, one can find a number of scathing reviews on Puerto Rico’s economy. Although it may be easy to point out its flaws, many fail to realize the […]
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Elected representatives, not the FCC, will protect our interests in Internet commerce
Originally published by Fox News here. You might have missed the notice (it’s okay, you’re normal), but last month a group of experts were called to the U.S. Capitol to provide […]
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Internet Policy in Europe: Lessons for the US
One of the (many) problems with attempting to analyze the effects of a proposed policy is the debate about how to measure and compare its effectiveness. In other sciences, it’s […]
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Dynamic Competition in Internet Sector
Originally published by The Hill here. One of public policy experts’ justifications for government intervention in the Internet sector is that there is an inherent market failure – what economists […]
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Everyone (yes, everyone) agrees that new fees on the Internet will harm the economy
With only a cursory introduction into the history of our economy, you’ll begin to detect a pattern: a new technology is developed, its industry grows rapidly with little regulatory or […]
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As economic opportunities improve, tech entrepreneurs become targets
Originally published by Fox News here. Regardless of your opinion about the country’s currently uninspiring, yet improving economic conditions, the Internet is still the one industry that offers unlimited opportunities […]
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Economic regulations always have consequences
Originally published by Sun Herald newspaper here. When asked, even most well-educated Americans don’t understand the Federal Communications Commission’s purpose, nor how its policy decisions affect us. Even more elusive […]
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The Economics behind Net Neutrality
Originally published by Inside Sources here. When asked, even most well-educated Americans don’t understand the Federal Communications Commission’s purpose, nor how its policy decisions affect us. Even more elusive is […]
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Diverse Energy Mix Good For Economy, Good for Latinos
Originally published by Fox News here. According to a jobs report released last month by the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the average American wage fell by 23 percent since the […]
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