An Awkward College Question Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Feb 7 2018 SHARE POST: Suppose higher education had zero effect on students’ careers or income. How many people would still choose to go?
Feb 7 2018 Fiscal Policy Charlie Brown and the GOP Scott Sumner When growing up, I was frequently told that the GOP was the "small government" party. Back in the early 2000s, the GOP finally gained simultaneous hold of the Presidency, the House and the Senate, for the first time in my life. Now they could finally implement their small government vision. Instead government spendin... 26 Read More
Feb 7 2018 Tax Reform Compliance Costs of Federal Income Taxes Are Over ... David Henderson Benzarti estimates the perceived compliance costs to tax filers by computing whether there were "too few" taxpayers with itemized deductions slightly greater than the standard deduction threshold. Taxpayers who might save a few dollars by itemizing might decide that itemizing was not worth the effort; those who could s... 8 Read More
Feb 7 2018 Cost-benefit Analysis An Awkward College Question Bryan Caplan Suppose higher education had zero effect on students' careers or income. How many people would still choose to go? 28 Read More