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Housing becomes more attainable when states remove rules that ban certain homes or drive up their cost.
From ADUs in 22 states to small-lot reforms, parking changes, and manufactured-housing reforms, states are showing what practical housing reform can look like in 2027.
We know fictional characters aren't real, yet we sometimes feel like we know them personally. Could the same be true of AI?
Inspired by @tylercowen's conversation with @dwarkesh_sp, Mercatus Research Fellow Henry Oliver explores how imagination shapes our perceptions of AI consciousness.
Read his take at The Common Reader: bit.ly/4dUlryi
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Come for the discussion on payments (with shoutouts to @Aarondklein) and Fed governance, stay for our chat on college athletics, future of higher ed, and AI writing. A fun, wide-ranging conversation with Pat Harker.
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It’s a wrap!!
A huge thank you to all of our presenters, attendees, and alums for another remarkable Markets & Society conference!
We cannot wait to see you all again next year!
🗓️ October 22-25, 2027. Mar your calendars!
Federal revenue grew 3% in FY2026. Spending grew 6%.
The result? A federal deficit approaching $2 trillion, even as government revenue reached more than $5.4 trillion.
Mercatus senior research fellow @veroderugy examines the growing imbalance at the @latimes: lat.ms/4yD4W18
ALT Interest on the U.S. national debt rose by 11% during the recent fiscal year, exceeding $1.1 trillion. (Jemal Countess / Getty Images for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation)
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Hayek biographer and brilliant historian of economics and penetrating critical analyst of the methodology of economic science, Bruce Caldwell giving the final keynote of 2926 Markets and Society conference. Over 400 participants from all over the world sharing ideas and discussing deep conceptual issues at the heart of the humanities and social sciences. Just an amazing intellectual enterprise and experience. Economics as a tool for the curious!
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Tyler Cowen’s Strongest Book Recommendations, 2003-2026 marginalrevolution.com/margi…
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what is capitalism?
new episodes of my philosophy podcast, Working Definition, are coming soon! they include debates with @ThomasDHowes on postliberalism and with Shanker Singham on capitalism..
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I recently completed a trip to four central banks in Europe and learned a lot from them. Here is my write up of this amazing opportunity I had to learn from others. (1/2) macroeconomicpolicynexus.sub… @RobinWigg @robin_j_brooks @ChrisGiles_ @MaryDalyEcon @Austan_Goolsbee @paulwinfree @annap_2013
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Former Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker discusses why the Federal Reserve should rethink its dual mandate:
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The MR Archive! marginalrevolution.com/margi…
Congratulations to the 20th cohort! 🎉
Emergent Ventures India, Cohort 20. Congratulations to all the winners.
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Social Security’s retirement fund runs dry in 2032, but @mercatus Senior Research Strategist Charles Blahous says that’s not the date that matters. The window to fix it is closing much sooner – bit.ly/4yApreP
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Absolutely brilliant talk by @vstorr to kick off #2026MarketsandSociety. To sample his work check out virgilstorr.org/
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Our fifth annual Markets & Society meeting will begin in a couple of hours! We begin tonight with Dr. Virgil Storr’s keynote.
See you all tonight!!
@vstorr
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The new issue of Markets&Society examines the 250-year American experiment with liberal democracy. My paper in the issue looks at the evolution of liberty and democracy in Native American governance. marketsandsociety.org/v2i1/e…
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Nearly 20% of federal tax revenue went toward interest on the national debt in FY2026, more than double the share in 2022.
That's nearly 20 cents of every tax dollar collected.
@_JackSalmon_ examines the growing cost of debt at The Unseen and The Unsaid: bit.ly/3VRJojN
ALT Chart: Jack Salmon, Mercatus Center at George Mason University Source: Monthly Treasury Statements, U.S. Treasury
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If you are teaching economics Modern Principles is the book to use! Great and original writing, over one hundred videos, iClicker, Achieve and lots of additional support. alextabarrok.com/video/moder…
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📢 Vol. 2, Issue 1 of Markets & Society is out!
As America marks 250 years of independence, scholars examine the achievements, shortcomings, and future of liberal democracy.
Read the full issue, available open access! 👇
marketsandsociety.org/2026-v…
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I have a paper in the special issue on America's 250th.
The issue also has papers by @PeterBoettke, @JordanLofthouse, @jmelemke, @NovakMikayla, @ECWIHS, @alexwadecraig, @StoneZone47, @ThomasDHowes, & more.
📢 Vol. 2, Issue 1 of Markets & Society is out!
As America marks 250 years of independence, scholars examine the achievements, shortcomings, and future of liberal democracy.
Read the full issue, available open access! 👇
marketsandsociety.org/2026-v…