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December 2, 2009
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Made on Earth: How Global Economic Integration Renders Trade Policy Obsolete
Media Contact: (202) 789‑5200 During the past few decades, a truly global division of labor has emerged, presenting opportunities for specialization, collaboration, and exchange on scales once unimaginable. The confluence of falling trade and investment barriers, revolutions in communications …
September 10, 2008
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Current executive pay model is fair and crucial to the health of industries
… the U.S. labor market for corporate executives is an unfortunate exception to the general U.S. policy of minimizing labor market regulation. “Critics have argued that the labor market for executives does not reflect supply and demand for executive …
January 5, 2006
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Federal Subsidies Derail Local Train Systems
… of local transportation systems by promoting the construction of highly visible and expensive transit services. Current laws give transit and labor unions veto power over federal grant projects. That bargain favors high‐cost transit systems over low‐cost bus systems …
May 21, 2009
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Vladimir Bukovsky Joins the Cato Institute
… on his experiences fighting Soviet tyranny, and about the dangers of repressive regimes.Bukovsky spent twelve years in Soviet prisons, labor camps and forced‐treatment psychiatric hospitals as punishment for his anti‐communist activities. He later smuggled documents out of …
April 7, 2025
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Court Decision Marks Turning Point in Fight Over Federal Agency Power
… in Harris v. Bessent, in effect requires the Trump administration to reinstate appointees that President Trump fired at the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board. There is a major re-shaping of the federal government underway. For …
March 6, 2006
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How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution
… Progressives opted instead for government‐created cartels and monopolies.Whether in their Commerce Clause jurisprudence or their treatment of antitrust, labor regulation, businesses “affected with the public interest,” or civil liberties, Progressives on the Court undermined the Framers’ principles, paving …
February 20, 2007
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The Improving State of the World Explains Why We’re Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner Planet
… in the last two centuries enabled unprecedented improvements in every objective measurement of human well‐being. Poverty, hunger, malnutrition, child labor, illiteracy and unsafe water ceased to be global norms; infant mortality has never been lower; and we live longer …
October 3, 2024
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Immigration Increases Housing Prices, and That’s Okay
… and the quantity of housing.Immigrants also induce a housing supply effect because 10 percent of all foreign-born workers labor in the construction industry, which rises to 14.9 percent for noncitizens, according to the 2023 American Community Survey …
May 16, 2007
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Time to Enact Comprehensive Immigration Reform
… of unfortunate consequences, failing to address immigration’s underlying causes. Griswold proposes instituting a temporary worker program to fill the labor gap, enabling workers to enter the country legally. “If foreign‐born workers are allowed to enter the country through …
April 26, 2023
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Cato Institute Awards 2023 Milton Friedman Prize to Jimmy Lai
… Lai arrived in Hong Kong at age 12 as a stowaway on a fishing boat. After starting as a child laborer in a garment factory, he rose to manager, eventually purchasing a bankrupt company and launching the clothing retail chain …
September 9, 2010
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The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill: A Blueprint for Future Trade Expansion
… made in the United States would have the added benefit of reducing inefficient domestic production and thus releasing capital and labor for more productive uses. To build on the successful MTB process, Congress should consider tariff suspensions of more than …
September 7, 2006
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Foreign Aid Fails Poor Countries — Economic Freedom is Key
… terms of the whole range of development indicators such as longevity, access to clean water, or the extent of child labor,” states Ian Vásquez, director of the Cato Institute’s Project on Global Economic Liberty.In this year’s index …
September 16, 2008
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The U.S. has slipped markedly in economic freedom since the year 2000
… and security of property rights; 3) access to sound money; 4) freedom to trade internationally; and 5) regulation of credit, labor and business.As the eradication of global poverty is a major concern in the world today, this year’s …
September 21, 2021
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Mark Calabria and Norbert Michel Join the Cato Institute
… s role as Chief Economist to Vice President Mike Pence, he led the Vice President’s work on taxes, trade, labor, financial services, manufacturing and general economic issues, including serving as a key member of the team that enacted the …
September 20, 2010
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Global Economic Freedom Falls For First Time in Decades, Yearly Study Finds
… and security of property rights, (3) access to sound money, (4) freedom to trade internationally, and (5) regulation of credit, labor, and business.Research shows that individuals living in countries with high levels of economic freedom enjoy higher levels of …

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Spring 2025

News Releases

Made on Earth: How Global Economic Integration Renders Trade Policy Obsolete

Current executive pay model is fair and crucial to the health of industries

Federal Subsidies Derail Local Train Systems

Vladimir Bukovsky Joins the Cato Institute

Court Decision Marks Turning Point in Fight Over Federal Agency Power

How Progressives Rewrote the Constitution

The Improving State of the World Explains Why We’re Living Longer, Healthier, More Comfortable Lives on a Cleaner Planet

Immigration Increases Housing Prices, and That’s Okay

Time to Enact Comprehensive Immigration Reform

Cato Institute Awards 2023 Milton Friedman Prize to Jimmy Lai

The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill: A Blueprint for Future Trade Expansion

Foreign Aid Fails Poor Countries — Economic Freedom is Key

The U.S. has slipped markedly in economic freedom since the year 2000

Mark Calabria and Norbert Michel Join the Cato Institute

Global Economic Freedom Falls For First Time in Decades, Yearly Study Finds