dsutter, Author at The Troy Messenger - Page 13 of 18

I am the Charles G. Koch Professor of Economics with the Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy at Troy University.

Daniel Sutter

The U.S. hurricane drought

Last weekend marked ten years since Hurricane Wilma struck Florida as a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane intensity scale. Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, October 28, 2015 11:47 pm

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Will we be free to work as we choose?

Technology has significantly changed work over the past twenty years. The emergence of opportunities to essentially earn a living from one’s hobby, which I ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 11:10 pm

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Innovation and new football jobs

With football season in full swing, we should recognize some new ways that people can earn a living from football. Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, October 14, 2015 11:05 pm

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Underfunded state pensions: It’s a matter of fairness

Underfunded state employee pension plans loom as a potential economic catastrophe. Illinois’ state pension plan faces a deficit in excess of $100 billion, resulting ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, October 7, 2015 11:01 pm

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Competition and misbehavior

Turing Pharmaceuticals recently made headlines by raising the price of a drug called Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 a pill. The company’s CEO Martin ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Thursday, October 1, 2015 11:07 pm

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The rise and fall of for-profit higher education

The past twenty five years have witnessed the rise and now apparently fall of for-profit higher education. The rapid growth of for-profits combined with ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, September 23, 2015 11:54 pm

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The cost of ‘spend but don’t tax’ politics

The state legislature’s second special session to decide between spending cuts or tax increases to balance the General Fund budget reflects what I think is ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, September 16, 2015 11:38 pm

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Politics increasing nation’s water woes

Decades of political management of our nation’s water resources are exacerbating the impacts of California’s ongoing drought. Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, September 9, 2015 11:05 pm

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Who do we care about?

The fall semester is underway and so I will start this week with a question. What common issue is raised by the following local, ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, September 2, 2015 11:20 pm

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Will public universities privatize?

Many government services have been privatized over the past forty years, from whole enterprises like British Airways to simply contracting with private businesses for services ... Read more

by Dan Sutter, Wednesday, August 26, 2015 11:08 pm

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