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May 1, 2020
Mises Institute

By Ryan McMaken

Unemployment Kills: The Longer Lockdowns Last, the Worse It Will Get

Thirty million Americans are now unemployed, in part thanks to government "lockdowns." Meanwhile, unemployment in many cases doubles the unemployed person's risk of death through disease, suicide, or drug overdose.

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By Jörg Guido Hülsmann

A Protest from France

The lockdowns of the past month have not been conducive to the common good. While they have saved the lives of many people, they have also endangered—and are still endangering—the lives and livelihoods of many others. They have created a new and dangerous political precedent.

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Vipin Veetil | Akash Kumar

Testing Deregulation Can Help Fight COVID-19

Many argue that unregulated markets would fail due to lack of consumer knowledge, or information asymmetry. But competition in free markets actually gives rise to all kinds of mechanisms that help consumers make informed decisions. This is as true of medical tests as for any other good.

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Victor Espinosa | Ignacio Bustamante
Esteban Viani | Andrés Bruzzone

Three Ways to Speed Recovery from the Economic Crisis

Chile, like many other countries, needs to do this: cut taxes, deregulate, and limit spending.

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