Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. Shortages are most damaging when they involve basic ...

The author argues that North Carolina's economic success is due to policies that encourage private-sector growth and innovation. Government-imposed price controls, particularly on prescription ...

Demonizing greedy bankers and landlords is the last refuge of the poorly polling politician. And, as affordability remains a leading issue among voters, the Trump administration has regularly used ...

The success of political slogans often brings forth intellectual defenders, even when the slogans themselves lack merit. Calls to “freeze the rent” and cap electricity prices before this month’s ...

Price controls are literally a textbook example of a policy that creates market inefficiency, but an economist sees some merit in them as voters delivered victories to Democrats who promised to hold ...

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Congress may soon inadvertently wreck Puerto Rico's economy. Lawmakers are considering imposing European-style price controls on prescription drugs. That would cause American biotech companies to lose ...

North Carolina's economic success didn't happen by accident. It's the result of decades of policies designed to encourage investment, reward innovation, and allow markets to work. From life sciences ...