Author Archives: John Taylor
Ideas and Actions for a Free Society: Still Relevant After a Year
Exactly one year ago, on January 15-17, 2020, a special meeting of the Mont Pelerin Society was held at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. The Mont Pelerin Society was founded in 1947 for the “preservation and improvement of the … Continue reading
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Electronic-Commerce, Non-Store Sales and the Pandemic
Last week at the American Economic Association meetings, held online, many papers focused on Covid-19. A good example was the session organized by Dominick Salvatore which included Jan Eberly, Raghu Rajan, Carmen Reinhart, Joe Stiglitz, Larry Summers, and me. Most … Continue reading
Stampede Out, Stampede In
Today I published an article in Project Syndicate called “The Stampede from Silicon Valley.” The fact-based message of the article is clear: Tax, regulatory, and other economic burdens that firms face in California are creating a stampede to other parts … Continue reading
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The Best Part of the Coronavirus Relief Bill
As the Wall Street Journal reported and I tweeted yesterday, Senators Chuck Schumer and Patrick Toomey made important news when they agreed that with the new Coronavirus relief legislation, “the $429 billion would be revoked and the Fed wouldn’t be … Continue reading
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Happy 100th Birthday to George Shultz
Today is George Shultz’s 100th birthday. There were so many wonderful celebrations and tributes, and many more to come. My family—Allyn, John, Jennifer, Josh, Olivia, Andrew, Jack, and I—walked over to his house and sang Happy Birthday as loud as … Continue reading
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Economic Policy and Foreign Policy Go Together
I gave the Peter G. Peterson Distinguished Lecture on “National Security and Fiscal Policy” at the Foreign Policy Association (FPA) in New York last week. Henry Fernandez gave a kind introduction and Tom Michaud moderated with great points. And thanks … Continue reading
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The Importance of Economic Policy in the 2020 Election
The following article by John Cogan and me responds to commentary on our Wall Street Journal article and emphasizes the importance of economic policy. The Importance of Economic Policy in the 2020 Election John F. Cogan and John B. Taylor … Continue reading
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Economics 1 Again, But So Different
We just finished the second week of Economics 1, Stanford’s introductory economics course, and the namesake of this blog and my twitter account. So far it has been fun, and for the same reasons that I mentioned years ago when … Continue reading
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Bridge Both the In-Person and the On-Line Educational Divides
In a new Policy Brief just released by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Jack Mallery and I show that In-person and online learning go together Yes, America must prioritize in-person K-12 elementary and secondary schools as soon as … Continue reading
Keep Those Remittance Flows Going
The importance of remittance flows to low and middle income countries is the subject of an important recent tweet from William Easterly @bill_easterly. His tweet includes this amazing chart: What is most striking about the chart is the sharp increase … Continue reading
