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Veronique de Rugy

The export-import bank’s China program lacks vision
09/19/2020 - 12:58am
Veronique de Rugy
CHINA: September 17, 2020 Industrial policy that uses tariffs and subsidies to pick economic winners is once again in vogue among intellectuals. The rationale is to prevent China from “dominating” the global market with its subsidies while boosting American jobs and manufacturing. While I believe it’s unwise to mimic China’s policies to tamp down the danger of its...
State and local governments need some tough
Veronique de Rugy 08/10/2020 - 1:24pm
SPENDING: August 6, 2020 State and local governments want more funds from the federal government to patch their budgets. Lack of revenue due to the recession and self-inflicted damage from the COVID-19 shutdowns of their economies, as well as larger-than-ever expenditures on top their regular overextended budgets, mean that many of them are...
Assessing unemployment insurance, incentives
Veronique de Rugy 08/01/2020 - 10:11pm
UNEMPLOYMENT: July 30, 2020 Earlier this year, the U.S. government passed the largest piece of stimulus legislation in our nation’s history. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act included a very generous expansion of unemployment insurance benefits. The idea was to help people to keep paying their bills during the forced...
When mob mentality and moral suasion meet the markets
Veronique de Rugy 07/24/2020 - 9:32pm
CANCEL CULTURE: July 23, 2020 A wave of hasty firings is sweeping across the country, driven by demands from what some call the “cancel culture.” The New York Times editorial page editor James Bennett ran an op-ed from Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., that displeased the paper’s readers and some colleagues, so he lost his job. The chief...
State and local governments could learn from crises
Veronique de Rugy 07/20/2020 - 5:17pm
GOVERNMENT: July 16, 2020 There’s no doubt that this pandemic-induced recession is hitting states hard. But that’s no reason to bail them out, especially when many failed to prepare for emergencies, which are inevitable. STATES today are dealing with a huge mess because of a sudden and steep reduction in their revenues while their...
A legal challenge to the Big Apple’s rent-control laws
Veronique de Rugy 07/13/2020 - 7:17pm
RENT CONTROL: July 9, 2020 Government growth and abuses are not challenged nearly enough. This results in a proliferation of bad policies that restrict freedom without achieving the policies’ stated goals. As such, there are reasons to celebrate when someone steps in and challenges bad rules. Case in point: a legal challenge to New York City...
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