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Why is Central Bank independence important?
Today’s post is about something that might sound technical but is actually crucial to the health of any economy: central bank independence.
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Tatyana Deryugina
The economics of immigration
When people talk about immigration and the economy, the conversation often focuses on one question: Do immigrants take jobs from native-born workers?
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Tatyana Deryugina
Should we raise corporate taxes?
Today’s post topic is: Should we raise corporate taxes?
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Tatyana Deryugina
How would we solve AI and other automation taking our jobs?
Today I want to talk about what happens if AI or other forms of automation take all our jobs.
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Tatyana Deryugina
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July 2025

What Would the Optimal Tax System Look Like?
When we talk about taxes, the focus is usually on how much people pay.
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Tatyana Deryugina
Why we can’t have “Medicare for All”
And what the viable alternatives are
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Why the Rule of Law Matters for the Economy
Today’s post is about why the rule of law is essential for economic activity.
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Tatyana Deryugina
Why Policy Uncertainty Hurts the Economy
When we talk about what drives the economy, we usually think about things like interest rates, jobs, or consumer spending.
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When are economic transactions zero-sum games?
Many people seem to think about economic exchanges like they’re a zero-sum game where one side wins, and the other loses.
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Can’t We Just Print Money Instead of Borrowing It?
When people hear that the US government has borrowed trillions of dollars, some might ask: Why borrow at all?
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Government spending that pays for itself
Many of my posts challenge overly optimistic claims—but this one’s about a more hopeful story: how some types of government spending can actually…
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How the Fed Controls the Money Supply
Today, I want to break down how the Federal Reserve controls how much money is circulating in the economy, also called the “money supply”, and how…
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