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Selfishness Underlies the Shutdown, At Home and Abroad

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 10/04/2013

Americans aren’t the only ones talking about government shutdown this week. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi almost collapsed Italy’s government on Wednesday by threatening…

Healthcare

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Europe’s Continued Stagnation Is Not Surprising, Given Lack of Reform

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 08/07/2013

The Guardian reports that Italy’s record-long economic slump has continued for another quarter. This isn’t much of a surprise given Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s…

Trade and International

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The HuffPo’s Sloppy Austerity Analysis

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 07/26/2013

Mark Gongloff, a writer for the Huffington Post, claims to show “The Complete Failure of Austerity, In 1 Chart.” Wow! Either he has found…

Trade and International

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Are Markets Rational When It Comes to Economic Fundamentals?

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 07/19/2013

We hear frequently that financial markets thrive on irrational fears. That they are wrong to be wary of unreformed economies and that central banks are…

Trade and International

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Austerity Means Cuts, Not More Spending

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 07/09/2013

Despite its frequent use through the media and in political debate, few journalists and politicians actually use the term “austerity” correctly. But Cypriot Finance Minister…

Trade and International

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New Study Dispels Myths of European Austerity

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 07/02/2013

Cries throughout the media of “savage austerity” notwithstanding, only a handful of European countries have actually implemented austerity in the true sense of the term:…

Trade and International

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France Needs a “Power-Up” When It Comes to Labor Reform

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 06/05/2013

In its annual country report released on Monday, the IMF turned up the heat on France for labor reform. The Washington-based lender called for…

Labor and Employment

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European Skepticism of Minimum Wage Falls on Deaf Ears in America

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 06/03/2013

Spain’s central bank—operating within the European country with the highest rate of unemployment—just recommended to the government in Madrid a suspension of the minimum…

Labor and Employment

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Does Austerity Really “Kill”?

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 05/23/2013

Does austerity kill? In a recent New York Times op-ed, David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu claim that fiscal austerity leads to a worsening of health…

Consumer Well-Being

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The Doctor Is In, America: Get With the Estonian Program

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 05/07/2013

Don’t let the optimism surrounding last month’s job numbers fool you. The unemployment rate’s decline from 7.6 percent in March to 7.5 percent in…

Labor and Employment

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Bitcoin: An Escape From Currency Debasement?

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 04/05/2013

Although gold traditionally has been the alternative asset for those wary of fiat currency debasement, there is an emerging newcomer: virtual currency. Bitcoin, created in…

Trade and International

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Cyprus Is A Lesson For U.S. Policy Makers: Too Big To Fail Is Not Inevitable

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 04/02/2013

American financial regulators could take a lesson from their European counterparts. The recent EU bail-in/bailout of Cyprus, despite its dangers, shows that reducing moral hazard…

Regulatory Reform

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A Quick Investigation Of Central Bank Redistribution

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 03/18/2013

Monetary policy is inherently redistributive. And as I explained in a January article in Forbes, monetary expansion helps Wall Street at the expense of…

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Austerity Is Worth The Cost

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 03/05/2013

In a January National Review article, I explained how Baltic countries such as Estonia that had undertaken short-lived but severe cuts to government spending…

Regulatory Reform

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Europe’s Latest Wake-Up Call: Italian Elections

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 02/25/2013

Europe, which has been enjoying a recent respite from financial chaos, is about to get a rude awakening: Italian elections. Voters will go to the…

Labor and Employment

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Baltic Success Reveals The Folly Of Obama’s Doublespeak

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 02/15/2013

This week’s State of the Union address was full of plans for government action and spending to combat U.S. economic malaise. At the same…

Trade and International

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Magician Economists Like Bernanke Can’t Pull Prosperity Out Of A Hat

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 01/30/2013

Inflator-In-Chief Ben Bernanke defended today his third round of quantitative easing and additional $45 billion monthly purchases of U.S. Treasuries (totaling $85 billion per…

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More Evidence For Austerity’s Success

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 01/25/2013

Third-quarter unemployment data from Eurostat, Europe’s statistical agency, provides still more proof actual cuts in teh size of government — what I call “real austerity”…

Trade and International

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Europe’s Green Building Boondoggle: Benefits By 2064

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 01/15/2013

A report released yesterday by the European Court of Auditors exposed the European Union’s €5 billion boondoggle into increasing “energy efficiency” in public buildings.

Energy and Environment

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Europe 2013: A Primer

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 12/28/2012

As the New Year approaches, many challenges loom for Europe. Here’s a quick list of the toughest hurdles for 2013: 1. Implementing the Single…

Trade and International

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France’s Anti-Business Orthodoxy

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 12/21/2012

In France, running a productive business is not important. Simply creating jobs -- not wealth or innovation -- is the sole purpose of enterprise. At…

Trade and International

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Stuck in Time: Italy’s Politics

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 12/19/2012

Things have a way of repeating themselves. This is especially true in Italy, where politics have been stuck in a time loop for the…

Labor and Employment

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Obama’s Dangerous Italian Labor Rhetoric

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 12/11/2012

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="260"] President Obama spoke in Detroit on Monday[/caption] President Obama condemned yesterday Michigan’s forthcoming transition to a right-to-work state. He claimed,…

Labor and Employment

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American Capitalism Is More Compassionate Than European Socialism

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 12/03/2012

America has not yet become Europe. And that’s a good thing. In Investor’s Business Daily, I empirically show that the American model of greater…

Consumer Freedom

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The Bank Of England Breaks With Tradition, Only To Continue It

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 11/27/2012

U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne’s selection for the new governor of the Bank of England (BOE) is a strong break with tradition.

Trade and International

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The Estonian Solution To America’s Fiscal Cliff: Cut Spending

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 11/20/2012

Real austerity brings real growth. That’s the story of Estonia, which broke the common European mold of tax increase-based economic retrenchment by taking an axe…

Trade and International

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Italy Shoots The Messenger… And Its Legal System In The Foot

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 11/12/2012

Italy’s legal system, already deeply unfriendly to business, has sunk to a new low this week. In the town of Trani, prosecutors requested to charge five…

Property Rights

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Austerity For Europeans, But Not For Europe

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 11/12/2012

Some economists and political leaders demonize European austerity as “savage.” They say it will only deepen and prolong recession. They are right, but for the…

Trade and International

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“Status-Quo-ism” Of Italian Politicians Is Economically Perilous

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 11/02/2012

Italian media report all sides of Italy’s political spectrum are calling for early elections. Unfortunately, that means a return of the unreformed Italian political class…

Regulatory Reform

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On Halloween, Euro Politics Fit Right In

  • By: Matthew Melchiorre
  • 10/31/2012

All the usual characters are present this Halloween night across the Atlantic. But European leaders doing the trick-or-treating aren’t getting the sweet sugar fix they…

Subsidies and Bailouts

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