Archive - Platypus Economics

How should Canada respond to Trump's tariffs?

Good fences make good neighbors, but arbitrary tariffs aren't good fences

Jul 25 • Justin Wolfers

New Wrapper, Same Rotten Policy

These latest tariffs may pass muster with the courts, but will still fail America

Jul 23 • Justin Wolfers

I Championed Prediction Markets. Look What They’ve Become.

Marking my prediction-market enthusiasm to market—with Catherine Rampell

Jul 23 • Platypus Economics

Six Dollars a Day Is Disappearing For Millions

More than 4 million Americans have already lost food assistance

Jul 22 • Justin Wolfers

Why Trump’s New Tariff Is Bigger Than Canada

Trump just hit Canada with a new set of 50% tariffs.

Jul 21 • Justin Wolfers

Justin Responds To Your Questions on Trump Accounts | The Professor Is In

The Populist Gimmick with a Catch

Jul 20 • Justin Wolfers

19:44

What Reese's Cups and Canadian Wildfires Teach Us About Economics

Off The Clock with Justin Wolfers & Stacey Vanek Smith

Jul 18 • Justin Wolfers and Stacey Vanek Smith

44:25

Spend $2 Billion, Make $8 Billion: The New Presidential Math

Our institutions weren't built for this, but we can't afford defeatism

Jul 17 • Justin Wolfers

From the Gilded Age to Age of AI: A Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson

Inequality Is a Choice—History Proves It

Jul 16 • Justin Wolfers and Heather Cox Richardson

42:12

What the White House Isn't Telling You About Trump Accounts

Watch now | The $1,000 giveaway is hiding a permanent tax break for the already-wealthy

Jul 15 • Justin Wolfers

18:49

Good News on Inflation — With an Asterisk

The return to war with Iran threatens the progress we've been waiting for

Jul 14 • Justin Wolfers

14:45

Could Price Comparison Apps Be Making Gas MORE Expensive?

The Professor Is In — You Questions Answered

Jul 11 • Justin Wolfers

18:09

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