R.W. Hafer
Rik Hafer is a distinguished research professor in the Department of Economics and Finance at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and a scholar at the Show-Me Institute.
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 30, 2012 - Since 2008, the conventional wisdom is that deregulation caused the financial crisis,…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 15, 2012 - Current discussions of economic events usually focus on the European malaise or the…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 30, 2012 - The state of the state of Illinois is not good. Consider the unpleasant…
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Thi article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 4, 2012 - Economists, psychologists and sociologists have long been fascinated by what promotes…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 9, 2012 - If you want less of something, tax it. Tax pollution and people will reduce…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beaon, Feb. 24, 2012 - Christened by The Economist as a year of “seismic” events, 1962 was pivotal in many…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 20, 2010 - Why worry about the deficit? Because it is really big, that's why. We've all heard…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 9, 2010 - On Labor Day, President Barack Obama unveiled a $50 billion plan that he said would…
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Expectations play a significant role in explaining human behavior. Expect a slight chance of rain and you may not take an umbrella. Expect that the…
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The news that China has surpassed Japan as the world's second largest economy sent a shiver through the collective soul of economic pundits. It needn't…
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OtherExecutive compensation is a hot-button topic. Numerous reports document that chief executives of major corporations earn salaries that far exceed those of…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 21, 2010 - For most of my adult life, I considered myself a conservative, in both politics and…