Patrick Tyrrell is a research coordinator in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for International Trade and Economics.
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China has a long history of opaqueness when it comes to reporting economic statistics. Although the communist regime claims the economic numbers it reports are… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What began as peaceful demonstrations against extrajudicial killings, police brutality, extortion, and torture committed by Nigeria’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad have become more violent in the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
A recent special report published by The Heritage Foundation looks at the policy responses several countries have taken to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The report… Read More
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A coronavirus outbreak of 29 cases as of Friday connected to one New Zealand family in South Auckland is all it took for Prime Minister… Read More
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Social distancing and shutdown policies related to the coronavirus pandemic have important effects in slowing the spread of the virus. Ensuring that our health system… Read More
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Australia and New Zealand are two of just six economically free countries in the world, according to The Heritage Foundation’s 2020 Index of Economic Freedom,… Read More
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After completely reinventing its economy with free-market policies in the 1980s, New Zealand has enjoyed a remarkable run of prosperity as one of the most… Read More
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Ireland retained its position as one of only six truly economically free countries in the world in The Heritage Foundation’s 2020 Index of Economic Freedom…. Read More
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A waiver of the century-old Merchant Marine Act, also known as the Jones Act, was said to be on the table at Friday’s White House… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
During his first trip to Africa as secretary of state earlier this year, Mike Pompeo highlighted the importance of economic freedom. In his speech entitled… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Wealthy elites pocket more than 7.5% of financial aid coming into their economically struggling countries, according to new research from the World Bank. To reach… Read More
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Things cost more in Alaska. A very expensive reason why is the century-old law known as the Jones Act. Section 27 of the act—named for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute affirms that the recipe for wealth and prosperity encompasses economic freedom as its main ingredient. As a… Read More
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A recent report by McKinsey Global Institute contains a startling fact. From 1990 through 2013, an estimated 1.1 billion people escaped extreme poverty—defined as subsisting… Read More
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What are the economic effects of tariffs? That question has been studied in detail dating back to Adam Smith’s “The Wealth of Nations” in 1776,… Read More
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“Reciprocal trade policy” sounds good in theory, but the proposed Reciprocal Trade Act sounds less like the golden rule—“Do unto others as you would have… Read More
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Politicians on the left are pushing a radical “Green New Deal,” which they say is necessary to save the environment. It wouldn’t save the environment—though… Read More
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The Heritage Foundation’s 2019 Index of Economic Freedom has just been released, and once again, greater economic freedom has been shown to increase individual and… Read More
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During the holiday season, the weather cools and families gather, and we anticipate a delicious family dinner. When dinner comes to a close, we enjoy… Read More
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Sen. Bernie Sanders is back again, with yet another attempt to indirectly mandate the $15 an hour minimum wage. It’s called the Stop WALMART Act,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
For people living in China, government repression is a fact of life. The country earned a rating of “mostly unfree” in the latest Heritage Foundation… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What are the costs of adopting socialism? It’s a good question, and one not asked frequently enough. But a new report by the Council of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Pennsylvania-based American Keg, the only U.S. company that makes beer kegs, has been sobered by the results of President Donald Trump’s recent tariffs on imported… Read More
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History is full of reasons to love free markets. They reward hard work and catalyze innovation, providing technology and comforts previously unimaginable to the ordinary… Read More
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Ever since the end of apartheid in the mid-1990s, people have hailed South Africa as a champion in the fight for justice and equality. In… Read More
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Small business optimism, as measured by the National Federation of Independent Businesses, hit an all-time high in August, shattering a 35-year-old record. The good news… Read More
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American newspapers, their workers, and readers dodged a protectionist bullet last week when the U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously blocked the Trump administration from imposing… Read More
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A new metastudy by Serbian think tank Libek confirms that countries wishing to increase their economic growth—and reap the many rewards that come from doing… Read More
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Google plans to launch a pre-censored search engine app in China, tailored to fit China’s strict censorship laws, according to a report in The Intercept…. Read More
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A Washington state newsprint producer is single-handedly upending the U.S. newspaper industry, and not in a good way. The North Pacific Paper Co. pressured the… Read More
