Monthly Archives: June 2015

The Raisin Case: A Breeze not a Wind of Economic Freedom

Posted on June 27, 2015 by John Taylor

The famous raisin case officially closed last week. As part of an old and ongoing government program to intervene in the raisin market to support the price, the government tried to take raisins away from a California raisin grower, Marvin … Continue reading →

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Growth Accounting for a Liberated Recovery

Posted on June 22, 2015 by John Taylor

For several years I’ve argued that economic policy is holding the economy back and that a return to the principles of economic freedom would recreate a fast-growing recovery. It’s the subject of my book First Principles, of blogs and a … Continue reading →

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Stanford’s Economics 1 Course Open and Online

Posted on June 20, 2015 by John Taylor

This summer Stanford will be offering an open online version of my on-campus course Principles of Economics.  People can find out more and register for the course, Economics 1, on Stanford’s free open on-line platform. The course starts on Monday (June … Continue reading →

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