By Per Bylund Per Bylund, author of The Seen, the Unseen, and the Unrealized: How Regulations Affect Our Everyday Lives has commented extensively here at mises.org, and in a variety of entrepreneurship-focused publications, about the economics of entrepreneurship. Editor Ryan McMaken recently asked Professor Bylund to comment on what challenges entrepreneurs face right now … [Read more...] about Entrepreneurship in the Time of COVID-19
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Is Congress Going to Bankrupt the Mom and Pop Landlord with This New Bill?
By Diane Kennedy Mom and pop landlords, defined as real estate investors who own 10 or fewer properties, own about half of all rental units nationwide. And, according to CoreLogic, a real estate data company, the number of small investors is growing. In 2018, they were responsible for 60% of all purchases, as compared to 48% in 2013. Let’s get clear on who the target of … [Read more...] about Is Congress Going to Bankrupt the Mom and Pop Landlord with This New Bill?
How to Unfreeze the Post-Pandemic Economy
By Darcy Allen and Aaron M. Lane Right now, economies around the world are frozen in an attempt to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Governments have pulled every policy lever to keep it that way, for the time being, to limit the spread of the virus. Many people think that the economy will be unfrozen just like we would turn a machine off and on again. But, unfortunately, … [Read more...] about How to Unfreeze the Post-Pandemic Economy
Two Things That Can Rescue the World When the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over
By Vincent A. Puccio It is difficult to know what the fallout of the COVID-19 crisis is going to be, especially since the toll in human life is, at this point, unknowable. The response has generally been to quarantine people at home and bring their daily lives, including work, to a dead stop. To mitigate the economic pain this will cause, the US government has passed a … [Read more...] about Two Things That Can Rescue the World When the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Over
Business Owners Understand Why the Economy Can’t Just Be “Reopened”
By Christopher E. Baecker My oldest turned seventeen last month. To commemorate the occasion, she and I watched Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I’d taken her to her first (allegedly) rated-R movie a couple years ago to see the quite good Baby Driver, but this was Tarantino. Brad Pitt won an Oscar for portraying Cliff Booth, the personal stuntman for Leonardo DiCaprio’s … [Read more...] about Business Owners Understand Why the Economy Can’t Just Be “Reopened”