An academic paper released this week by the Cato Institute examines the impact of state corporate taxes on retail prices. The findings? We find an elasticity of retail price to ... Keep Reading
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Cato Poll produces interesting results — especially on education questions
Recently the Cato Institute released findings from its 2019 National Survey: Welfare, Work and Wealth. It’s a large survey. Cato gathered responses from 1,700 Americans ages ... Keep Reading
‘School Inc.’ Airs on PBS Stations — But Not in NC
https://youtu.be/t7pr78wKzYE Why does education not innovate and grow like successful businesses? That's an interesting question at the heart of the late Andrew Coulson's ... Keep Reading
Cato @ Liberty’s Take on Vong v. Aune
In a recent post, I discussed our amicus brief in Vong v. Aune, a case of occupational licensure run amok. We partnered with the Cato Institute to support an entrepreneur's plea to ... Keep Reading
Challenging Occupational Licensure
Yesterday, the Civitas Institute filed a joint amicus brief with the Cato Institute at the United States Supreme Court. In the brief, we ask the Court to grant certiorari (take up ... Keep Reading
Civitas Asks High Court To Protect Entrepreneurs
March 3, 2015 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Elliot Engstrom (919) 834-2099 elliot.engstrom@nccivitas.org Joint filing today with Cato Institute asks Court to consider ... Keep Reading
Civitas Institute asks Supreme Court to protect entrepreneurs
Today, the Civitas Institute joins the Cato Institute in asking the United States Supreme Court to clarify its role in protecting Americans from occupational licensure abuse. In a ... Keep Reading
Medicaid Expansion: A Quick Primer
In North Carolina, most news coverage on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, has focused on the massive technical failures of the federal exchange website. But ... Keep Reading
Unions Vow to ‘Organize the South’
Last month, union bosses from the AFL-CIO came together at a major convention in Los Angeles to discuss the future of organized labor in the United States. There they unveiled a ... Keep Reading
