Individual Liberty vs. Government Authority By Richard Spencer, Ph.D. While teaching graduate level Economics in Delaware during the 90s, I used The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayekas a required secondary reading. Hayek was the 1974 Nobel Prize winner in Economics and a proponent of the A...
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Improving Public Perception It is easy for Americans to lose faith in their elected officials. The constant stream of stories of abuse of power, breaking of the public trust and seemingly backwards priorities fuels the nation’s perception of lawmakers. Certainly, there are many c...
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Have a Coke and a Tax by Veronique de Rugy Published at Reason.com, 12/14/09 "With the federal deficit reaching $1.4 trillion and most state budgets deep in the red, policy makers are desperately searching for new sources of revenue that the tapped-out American public might support. They...
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The Gathering Storm by John Stapleford Recent Federal data reveals that Delaware now ranks 5th among all the states in the percent of births to unmarried mothers. Nearly 46% of Delaware births during 2006 were to unwed mothers, including 32% of birth...
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The Caesar Rodney Institute recently issued a commentary on the Death Tax as it pertains to Delaware. Specifically, the tax was reestablished in Delaware during the first session of the 145th General Assembly. On December 2, 2009, The Heritage Foundation released a memo containing additi...
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Alternative high frequency data
By Dr. John Stapleford
September 30, 2020
Economic da...
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Don't wager on Delaware's economy
By Dr. John Stapleford
Center for Economic Policy and Analysis
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics compiles data on employment, wages, and establishments by industry for each state. The wage data for Delaware tells a dismal story.
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Commentary
More than 20 percent of publicly funded students in Delaware use open enrollment to choose schools
About 26,000 students in Delaware, or 22% of publicly funded students, used open enrollment to attend a public school other than the...
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Delaware Piles on the Regulations
By Dr. John Stapleford
Center for Economic Policy and Analysis
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House Bill 91:
Expanded Powers for AG is "Offensive to Public Policy"
By Charlie Copeland
Center for Analysis of Delaware's Economy & Government Spending
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