Regulatory Policy

July 2, 2019

The Problem With Healthcare Price Shopping

While healthcare price transparency sounds like a logical way to constrain soaring healthcare costs, the results were not quite what we expected.

June 17, 2019

What a Tax, a Ship, and a Road Can Tell You

Somewhat invisible, time determines whether central bankers and legislators have the accurate statistics that they need for economic policy.

June 13, 2019

Throwback Thursday: When Google Was Just Google

#TBT: Looking back at Google's growth spurts, we begin with a small company in 1999 but then see 270 acquisitions and industry concentration.

June 10, 2019

Why Maine Says It’s Forgotten

Somewhat invisible, China's tariff impact on Maine lobsters can be seen through a supply chain that even includes massive amounts of rubber bands.

June 3, 2019

What a Car Seat Says About Trade

When we look closely at U.S. imports from Mexico, we might be surprised when we see where their components were manufactured.