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Introduction Economist Ronald Coase devoted an article in the 1974 edition of the American Economic Review to an idea he had observed to be common . . .
A Capitalist Way to Fix Social Security
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Google and the Limits of Antitrust
The antitrust landscape changed dramatically in the last decade. Within the last two years alone, the Department of Justice has held hearings on the appropriate scope of Section 2 of the Sherman Act and has issued, then repudiated, a comprehensive Report.
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Eric Fruits on Oregon’s Excess Revenues
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Eric Fruits on Metro Portland’s ‘Homeless Tax’
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Eric Fruits on Tax Day
ICLE Chief Economist Eric Fruits joined a discussion on KGW News in Portland, Oregon, about 2021’s delayed Tax Day, where state and federal taxes go, . . .
The Rise and Rise Of IFCs
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ICLE Comments Regarding European Commission Guidelines on Certain State Aid Measures in the Context of the System for Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowance Trading Post 2021
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Vapor products, harm reduction, and taxation: Principles, evidence, and a research agenda
ICLE has released a white paper entitled Vapor products, harm reduction, and taxation: Principles, evidence and a research agenda, authored by ICLE Chief Economist, Eric Fruits.