posts tagged as economics history
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August 2021
A half-century ago this week, the energy market was forever changed by a seemingly unrelated act of government intervention. Against the recommendation...
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July 2021
Just months before The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, Adam Smith published The Wealth of Nations. “If the...
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March 2021
Prior to World War 1, government intervention in energy markets was limited, outside anti-trust law. Capital markets were self-regulated, private contracts were...
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February 2021
“The world’s problem is not too many people, but a lack of political and economic freedom.” Today commemorates the 89th anniversary of...
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November 2020
This Thanksgiving, IER and AEA celebrate the virtues of reliable, affordable energy. The scale and utility of oil, natural gas, and coal,...
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August 2020
This week the team highlights articles focusing on the prevalence of government subsidies for fossil fuel consumption in many developing countries around...
