Forbes: In a Forbes commentary, NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly says that business leaders can learn the importance of looking at minute data, institutions and core values, and recognizing that no one can fully understand the economy from Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics winner Angus Deaton.
Forbes: NCPA Distinguished Fellow Bob McTeer recommends measures to stimulate economic growth and tax receipts in an effort to create a federal budget surplus in a Forbes commentary.
Townhall: The ink is not even dry on Obama’s ill-conceived executive agreement with Iran and already observers have found potentially unlawful stipulations baked into the agreement. A predictable development, to be sure, but it seems last minute. The administration has already ignored other judicial pronouncements through the course of negotiations without much fanfare. As the debate now inevitably plunges into squabbles over illegalities, it is time to address the outstanding judgment still haunting grieving victims of Iran’s terrorism.
Real Clear Policy: In light of the World Trade Organization’s upcoming discussion of current patent exemptions, NCPA Senior Fellow Thomas A. Hemphill discusses the intellectual property benefits and concerns associated with drug patents in least developed countries in a Real Clear Policy commentary.
Managed Healthcare Executive: “Slow drug approvals by FDA are unnecessarily holding back competition that could alleviate some of the price hikes on generic drugs,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Managed Healthcare Executive story.
D Business: By 2018, NCPA research predicts there will be 2.4 million unfilled STEM jobs in the U.S, reports a D Business article.
Forbes: NCPA Senior Fellow Bill Conerly outlines the best strategies for getting hired as a freelancer in a Forbes commentary, based on his experiences of hiring on Elance.
Compared to the funds spent on doctors and hospitals, prescription drug therapy is a bargain. Generic drugs are especially inexpensive, accounting for 88 percent of drug prescriptions filled but only 28 percent of …
The New York Times: The New York Times cites NCPA research which determined that in terms of energy and water use and greenhouse gas emissions, reusable bags are actually worse for the environment in the long run than their plastic counterparts.
Forbes: “Weak GDP growth and downward revisions for payroll jobs in July, August, and September were key factors in the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates low,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Bob McTeer in a Forbes commentary.
The Street: “Consumers are making critical mistakes when shopping for healthcare coverage because they’re only looking at the monthly payments, and aren’t taking the time to compare other information. This is made especially difficult by unfriendly and cluttered provider web sites,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in an article at The Street.
The Orange County Register: NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham discusses the budget deficit and the high marginal income tax imposed by Medi-Cal, and builds a case for replacing them with a fixed dollar federal tax, in a commentary in The Orange County Register.
Varney & Co.: NCPA President/CEO Allen West discusses the implications of the Russians airstrikes in Syria in a Varney & Co. interview on the Fox Business channel.
The Hill: According to NCPA Senior Fellow John R. Graham’s commentary at The Hill, allowing health insurers to sell health coverage across state lines has no effect on insurance premiums – but remains popular as a Republican sound bite.
CNS News: Since the Electronic Health Records Incentive Programs are having so many implementation issues, NCPA Contributing Fellow Lawrence Pivnik suggests alternative, more easily implementable, and more private alternatives for storing patient information, in a CNS News story.
American Pharmacy News: “Wholesale generic drugs are facing less market competition, which is driving up their prices,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in an American Pharmacy News story.
Oil&Gas Monitor: NCPA Executive VP/COO Jacki Pick discusses the top five of the world’s largest oil and gas projects, emphasizing their projected output and industrial innovations, in an Oil&Gas Monitor commentary.
The U.S. Constitution protects interstate commerce from discriminatory state taxes.1 Yet the growing e-commerce market and potential revenue from sales and use taxes prompts questions regarding expectations for online retailers. The 2015 Remote …
Modern Healthcare: “States are increasingly approving multiple healthcare facilities in one vicinity to promote market competition,” says NCPA Senior Fellow Devon Herrick in a Modern Healthcare story.
Introduction U.S. corporate tax reform has emerged as a dominant issue in the political season now upon American voters. Tax reform proposals have been put forward by President Barack Obama …
The 2008 financial crisis was one of the most severe economic breakdowns in the history of the world.2 The crisis was a classic financial bubble with all the classic attributes thereof: greed, …
Forbes: “Excessive drug price hikes are an economical, not a political problem, which will only be limited by reducing the barriers preventing new competitors entering the market,” says NCPA Senior Fellow John Graham in a Forbes commentary.
NCPA: Dodd-Frank is reducing access to credit for small business and limiting choices for consumers, according to a new National Center for Policy Analysis study by Competitive Enterprise Institute VP of Strategy Iain Murray.
Natural News: A Natural News article cites NCPA research about the detrimental economic impacts of switching from natural gas to solar energy, pointing out the detrimental cost to tax payers and the lack of high paying jobs associated with solar power.
The financial crisis of 2007-2008 was a shock to the American economy. The federal regulatory response of 2009-2010 was equally shocking to the financial system. The reforms enshrined in the Wall Street …