Puerto Ricos

• | Regulation Regulation
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

"Fair Labor Standards" Are Destroying Puerto Rican Jobs

• • Michael D. Farren
• July 2, 2018

• | Housing Housing
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Puerto Rico's Already Low Labor Share Keeps Falling

• • Salim Furth
• May 10, 2018

Options for Policymakers

• | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The Jones Act Is An Unnatural Disaster

• • Nita Ghei
• October 6, 2017

• | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Don't Make Disasters Worse

• • Thomas Grennes
• October 3, 2017

• | Government Spending Government Spending
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Hurricane Doofonomics

• • Robert Graboyes
• September 27, 2017

• | Government Spending Government Spending
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Puerto Rico's American Dream Is Dead

• • Tyler Cowen
• September 26, 2017

• | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Immigrants Will Play a Crucial Role in Hurricane Recovery Efforts

• • Steven Horwitz
• September 12, 2017

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Price-Gouging Laws, Not Hurricanes, Empty Stores' Shelves

• • Adam Millsap
• September 7, 2017

• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Price Gouging Can Be a Type of Hurricane Aid

• • Tyler Cowen
• September 5, 2017

• | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Put the Jones Act Out to Sea

• • Thomas Grennes
• May 15, 2017

• | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
• | Research Papers Research Papers

An Economic Analysis of the Jones Act

• • Thomas Grennes
• May 2, 2017

• | Government Spending Government Spending
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Is Congress Going to Bailout Puerto Rico?

• • Veronique de Rugy
• April 28, 2017

• | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
• | Data Visualizations Data Visualizations

The Jones Act and the Growth of Regulatory Barriers in the US Shipping Industry

• • Nita Ghei
• April 4, 2017

• | Government Spending Government Spending
• | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs

Underfunded Pensions: The Expanding and Escalating Challenge

• • Mark J. Warshawsky
  • Eileen Norcross
• September 1, 2016

• | Government Spending Government Spending
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

The Worsening Pension Problem Nobody Talks About

• • Charles Blahous
• July 5, 2016

• | Housing Housing
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

In the Fiscal Health Beauty Pageant, Everyone Loses

• • Veronique de Rugy
• June 8, 2016

• | Housing Housing
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Is Your State the Next Puerto Rico?

• • Eileen Norcross
• June 1, 2016

• | Government Spending Government Spending
• | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary

Save Puerto Rico by Setting the Island Free

• • Veronique de Rugy
  • Tad DeHaven
• May 23, 2016

• | Government Spending Government Spending
• | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs

Should Puerto Rico Be Allowed to Restructure Its Debt? A Mercatus Debate

• • J. W. Verret
  • Marc Joffe
• April 28, 2016

• | Housing Housing
• | Research Papers Research Papers

Origins of the Puerto Rico Fiscal Crisis

• • Marc Joffe
  • Jesse Martinez
• April 12, 2016