Economic Dynamism

We consider the principles, policies, and culture that support free market capitalism.

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Edmund Phelps and the Culture of Dynamism

His research led him to a new theory of what he called “indigenous innovation.”

Ryan Streeter
Economic Dynamism
May 28, 2026

The Contested Legacy of Keynes’ 'General Theory'

Nearly a century after the publication of 'The General Theory,' debates over Keynes’ legacy continue to influence modern economic debate.

Joshua Banerjee
Economic Dynamism
May 27, 2026

Edmund Phelps: Economist of Values

Edmund Phelps was rooted in an older tradition of economics, that of political economy, than perhaps even he recognized.

Economic Dynamism
May 26, 2026

AI Vulnerability Can Spur Tech Progress

Until recently, finding software vulnerabilities, especially in applications where the source code is unavailable, was the province of a tiny, elite group of reverse engineers.

Economic Dynamism
May 26, 2026

The Beginning of the Warsh Fed Era

The Warsh Fed likely will not resemble the activist Bernanke-Yellen-Powell central bank of the recent past.

Economic Dynamism
May 22, 2026

Proxy Advisors Vote “No” on Texas

The problem for the proxy advisory firms is that the corporate march to the Lone Star State won’t end with Exxon.

Michael Toth
Economic Dynamism
May 21, 2026

Lives Entwined in the Great Stock Market Collapse

It is highly unlikely that we in the present are any smarter than the characters caught in the great drama of a century ago.

Alex J. Pollock
Economic Dynamism
May 14, 2026
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The Keynes Symposium

Richard Epstein, Jonathan Hartley, Michael Munger, Veronique de Rugy, Leonidas Zelmanowitz
Economic Dynamism
May 13, 2026

What SpaceX’s IPO Tells Us About American Capital Markets

Julia R. Cartwright
Economic Dynamism
May 6, 2026

Chicago’s “Disappearing Middle Class” Can Be Found in Its Proliferating Upper Middle-Class Neighborhoods

Scott Winship
Economic Dynamism
Apr 30, 2026

Is Economics a Failure?

Michael Munger
Economic Dynamism
Apr 16, 2026

Locke, Meet Claude

Kevin Frazier
Economic Dynamism
Apr 15, 2026

Is There Anything New Under the AI Sun?

Richard Epstein
Economic Dynamism
Apr 15, 2026
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