Economic Dynamism

We consider the principles, policies, and culture that support free market capitalism.

Congress Must Shield US Companies from European Regulations

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Economic Dynamism
Mar 27, 2025
Transatlantic Trade War Produces No Winners

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Economic Dynamism
Mar 26, 2025
The Nadir of the Climate Change Movement

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Economic Dynamism
Mar 21, 2025
The Economic Harm That Is Coming

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Economic Dynamism
Mar 13, 2025
Solving the Housing Crisis: A Symposium

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Economic Dynamism
Mar 12, 2025
Energy Efficiency Codes Threaten Housing Affordability 

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Economic Dynamism
Mar 12, 2025
ESG Would Rain on Spring Break

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Economic Dynamism
Mar 10, 2025
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Congress Must Shield US Companies from European Regulations

Congress should exercise its constitutional powers over foreign commerce to guard American companies against overregulation by the European Union.

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Mar 27, 2025

ESG Would Rain on Spring Break

Americans have access to abundant, reliable energy, unlike Europeans under strict climate mandates.

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Mar 10, 2025

The American Dream Is Not a Coin Flip, and Wages Have Not Stagnated

This paper challenges the prevailing narrative that stagnant wages are causing the American dream to fade. It contrasts subjective public opinion with revised objective intergenerational mobility measures.

Scott Winship
Economic Dynamism
Mar 6, 2025

Political Economy and the Rise of Commercial Humanism

Western attitudes toward commerce have transformed from early moral condemnation to a modern appreciation that sees trade as socially beneficial.

Erik Matson
Economic Dynamism
Feb 28, 2025

Why Failure-to-Market Claims Are Preempted Under Federal Law

Richard Epstein, Benjamin Flowers
Economic Dynamism
Feb 5, 2025

These Mayors Understand How to Run a City

Joel Kotkin
Economic Dynamism
Jan 24, 2025

Dynamism and Stagnation: An Outlook

Ed Glaeser
Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2025

Saving Free Markets in America

Samuel Gregg, Richard M. Reinsch II
Economic Dynamism
Jan 3, 2025

The Presidential Solution to Taming the Growing Federal Debt

Andrew Johnston
Economic Dynamism
Dec 23, 2024

Recent Patterns of New Business Creation

Ryan Decker
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024
Research
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The American Dream Is Not a Coin Flip, and Wages Have Not Stagnated

Scott Winship
Economic Dynamism
Mar 6, 2025

Political Economy and the Rise of Commercial Humanism

Erik Matson
Economic Dynamism
Feb 28, 2025

Why Failure-to-Market Claims Are Preempted Under Federal Law

Richard Epstein, Benjamin Flowers
Economic Dynamism
Feb 5, 2025

Dynamism and Stagnation: An Outlook

Ed Glaeser
Economic Dynamism
Jan 8, 2025

Recent Patterns of New Business Creation

Ryan Decker
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024

The Housing and Migration Crisis

Dan Shoag
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024
Commentary
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Congress Must Shield US Companies from European Regulations

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Mar 27, 2025

ESG Would Rain on Spring Break

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
Mar 10, 2025

These Mayors Understand How to Run a City

Joel Kotkin
Economic Dynamism
Jan 24, 2025

Saving Free Markets in America

Samuel Gregg, Richard M. Reinsch II
Economic Dynamism
Jan 3, 2025

The Presidential Solution to Taming the Growing Federal Debt

Andrew Johnston
Economic Dynamism
Dec 23, 2024

The World War II Lesson for DOGE

Arthur Herman
Economic Dynamism
Dec 10, 2024
Videos
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Dignity and Dynamism: The Future of Conservative Technology Policy

Dignity and Dynamism: The Future of Conservative Technology Policy

Economic Dynamism
Mar 5, 2025
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Edward Glaeser on Dynamism and Stagnation

Edward Glaeser on Dynamism and Stagnation

Economic Dynamism
May 8, 2024
1:04:19
Dynamism & Its Enemies: 2024 Austin Symposium Recap

Dynamism & Its Enemies: 2024 Austin Symposium Recap

Economic Dynamism
May 8, 2024
1:31
Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps on What Makes Nations Prosper

Nobel Laureate Edmund Phelps on What Makes Nations Prosper

Economic Dynamism
May 8, 2024
33:39
Deirdre McCloskey on Where Prosperity Comes From

Deirdre McCloskey on Where Prosperity Comes From

Economic Dynamism
May 8, 2024
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