James L. Johnston

James L. Johnston

Jim Johnston is The Heartland Institute's senior fellow for energy and regulatory policy and a... (read full bio)

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Nobel Laureate James M. Buchanan (1919-2013)

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January 21, 2013

James McGill Buchanan Jr. died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in Blacksburg, Virginia. In 1986 he won the Nobel Prize in economics mainly for establishing the public choice school of economics.
Caution, Double Dip Ahead

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October 11, 2011

The weekend ending Sept. 23 was momentous in many respects. The S&P 500 index went down 6 percent. The price of gold on the Comex fell by 8.5 percent.
Financial Instruments Would be Target of Broader Base, Lower Rates

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August 18, 2011

Broadening the tax base and lowering tax rates, the current whiz-bang solution to both the government debt problem and the recession, has the support of Sen.
Capitals Gains Would be Target of Broader Base, Lower Rates

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August 17, 2011

Broadening the tax base and lowering the rate, the current whiz-bang solution to both the government debt problem and the recession, has the support of Sen.
Why the Market Crash? Downgrade or Threat of Tax Increase?

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August 08, 2011

Thursday, August 4: Senate votes to pass House bill that will raise taxes. Dow Jones Industrial Average loses 513.
Ryan Wrong to Absolve TARP, Right to Slam the Fed

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May 24, 2011
Protection from Oil Price Surges and Inflation

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April 15, 2011
Is Monetary Policy Helping Economic Recovery?

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January 18, 2011
Cap and Trade Opinion is Missing a Lot of Good Science, History and Economics

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October 04, 2010
Market Will Recover Despite Government

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May 06, 2010
Global Warming Bills Hold Unpleasant Secrets

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January 18, 2010
Energy Independence = Wealth Reduction

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October 01, 2009
Should Government Try to Reduce Energy Price Volatility?

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October 01, 2009
California Restructures Electricity Market—Again

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July 01, 2009
Emissions Trading, Carbon Taxes--or Fuhgetaboutit?

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March 01, 2008
Illinois Adjusts Electricity Price Structure

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December 01, 2007
A Primer on the Economics of Carbon Taxes and Cap-and-Trade Systems

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James L. Johnston

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December 01, 2007
A Primer on the Economics of Carbon Taxes and Cap-and-Trade Systems

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November 01, 2007
EU Emissions Trading Off to Shaky Start

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July 01, 2005
Telecoms and Standard Oil: Unexpected Lessons

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January 01, 2004

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