Dr. Yelowitz's op-ed in the Wall Street Journal based on joint research with Dr. Courtemanche.
About Us
The Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise is dedicated to understanding the role that markets play in the economy and in society. The Institute’s mission is to generate intellectually rigorous research and an open dialogue to discover and understand how free enterprise affects peoples’ lives and the well-being of society.
Current Research
The Allocation and Exchange of Property Rights as a Way to Understand Comparative Economics Systems and Managerial Economics
John Garen
Economic systems are described by the manner that property rights are allocated to individuals, to the government, or to interests groups. Property rights entail control of use of assets, claim on the net income from an asset, and transferability of the previous two.
Medicaid Coverage across the Income Distribution under the Affordable Care Act
Charles Courtemanche, James Marton, Aaron Yelowitz
This chapter examines trends in Medicaid enrollment across the income distribution after the ACA’s Medicaid expansion.
Social Security and Medicare Spending Growth: Is It Just More Seniors or More Per Senior?
John Garen
Long-term federal budget forecasts show sizable increases in federal spending in the coming decades. A large share of this increase in spending is due to Social Security and Medicare.
The Effects of Traditional Cigarette and E-cigarette Taxes on Adult Tobacco Product Use
Michael F. Pesko, Charles Courtemanche, Johanna Catherine Maclean
We study the effects of traditional cigarette tax rate changes and e-cigarette tax adoption on use of these products among US adults. Data are drawn from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and National Health Interview Survey data over the period 2011 to 2017.
The Federal-Private Wage Differential: How Has It Evolved
Sun-Ki Choi & John Garen
We find that federal workers were consistently paid more than comparable private-sector workers throughout the 1995 to 2017 time period. Moreover, federal works had higher pension and health insurance coverage. For 2017, we estimate that federal workers were paid 12.5% more.
In the News
Dr. Fackler's letter to the Wall Street Journal on SAT Equality:
Drs. Facker and McMillin present evidence that a path target for NGDP may be preferable to a path target for the price level. In addition, they also find that the NGDP path target would have been superior to a continuation of the implicit FIT policy pursued by the Fed before and after the Great Recession.
May 9: Professors Yelowitz and Troske's work on IRAs was cited in Reading Eagle. Read the letter to the editor by Professor Yelowitz here.
Curious about the impact on menu labeling laws? Check out what Dr. Yelowitz says about this law in the CQ Researcher.
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The Fight for Freedom in Venezuela: First-Hand Experiences and their Relevance for the U.S.
October 24, 20196:00pm to 7:00pm
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