A few weeks ago, renowned Stanford economist Raj Chetty released a sweeping study of panel data on the “absolute income mobility,” or ability to out-earn the income bracket of one’s parents, of Americans born in the 1940s versus those born in the 1980s. In sum, the...
It’s no secret that the American coal industry is in decline. Many people attribute its fall to increased environmental regulations, but the reality is significantly more complicated. It’s certainly true that environmental regulations and increasing green...