Nominal News
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Notes
Chat
Categorized Archive
New York City Elections
Archive
About
Policy
Latest
Top
Discussions
Why Good Economic Policies Can Fail – The Need for Incentives and Reminders
A study on HIV medication adherence exemplifies how incentives and reminders can boost effectiveness of assistance programs and policies.
Mar 18
•
Nominal News
10
2
3
Trump's Childhood Savings Accounts – A Flawed Policy
Why these new savings accounts for children are neither likely to help low-income families nor materially increase savings.
Mar 2
•
Nominal News
13
7
3
Do Layoffs Work – Assessing the Wider Impact
Research show that layoffs aren't necessarily good for firms, while workers see significant downsides.
Feb 8
•
Nominal News
14
1
4
Alternatives to Police - Do They Work?
Non-police solutions are often proposed to improve neighborhood security and welfare. But do they work?
Dec 1, 2025
•
Nominal News
10
4
A Tax By Any Other Name: Equity Stakes, Tariffs, Government Debt
Taking equity stakes in companies, raising tariffs, and even issuing government debt – it's all tax.
Oct 26, 2025
•
Nominal News
10
8
2
More than a Safety Net – Value Created by Unemployment Benefits
Welfare programs, like unemployment insurance, are rarely mentioned as policies that are positive-sum.
Aug 10, 2025
•
Nominal News
19
9
5
Work Requirements - An Ineffective Policy
Work requirements are often touted as a remedy to prevent the misuse of benefits. Instead, they only end up harming those who are most in need.
Jul 14, 2025
•
Nominal News
19
9
6
Yes – Tariffs Have Increased Prices and Inflation in the US
The price increases from tariffs can be seen in both economy-wide data and retail data.
Jun 16, 2025
•
Nominal News
24
1
10
Coffee and Innovation
To improve entrepreneurship and innovation…we need more coffee shops? Seems so.
Nov 17, 2024
•
Nominal News
12
2
2
Electoral Issue #5: Tariffs, Tariffs…
Tariffs are considered to be a bad economic policy. Are there any scenarios where tariffs make sense?
Nov 4, 2024
•
Nominal News
8
5
4
Electoral Issue #4: Minimum Wages
Minimum wage laws have been criticized on theoretical grounds that they reduce employment. But research suggests otherwise.
Oct 31, 2024
•
Nominal News
8
4
2
Electoral Issue #3: Immigration
Improving authorized migration may be better at reducing unauthorized immigration than additional border enforcement.
Oct 27, 2024
•
Nominal News
8
2
7
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
