An interesting paper was recently published by the National Bureau of Economic Research on the effects of bicycle helmet laws on children’s injuries. The results found that while “helmet laws are associated with reductions in bicycle-related head injuries among children,…
Mercantilism in the 18th century is one of the earliest systems of economic thought. Mercantilists were businessmen who were involved with domestic businesses and as such were protective of manufacturing and limited imports as much as possible, even going as…
One of the first things I learned in my intro economics class was that good intentions do not always equal good outcomes. I found this idea fascinating, especially when my professor presented an example of how some safety regulations can…
