http://www.borderlessworld.net/ en Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:22:00 GMT Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:22:00 GMT info@borderlessworld.net info@borderlessworld.net http://www.borderlessworld.net/userimages/user3003_1162218115.gif http://www.borderlessworld.net/ http://www.borderlessworld.net/immigrants-are-good-even-for-the-poor/ Mark Krikorian is wrong on immigration again. In response to a proposed wage subsidy (my highlighting added): Unfortunately, he doesn't even mention the one step that would cost nothing and... http://www.borderlessworld.net/immigrants-are-good-even-for-the-poor/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/immigrants-are-good-even-for-the-poor/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:22:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/the-problem-of-predicting-government-expenditures/ From the Denver Post: Remember that Congress estimated Medicare's cost at $12 billion for 1990 (adjusted for inflation) when the program kicked off in 1965. Medicare cost $107 billion in... http://www.borderlessworld.net/the-problem-of-predicting-government-expenditures/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/the-problem-of-predicting-government-expenditures/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:57:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/immigration-is-more-compassionate-than-welfare/ Liberal politicians enjoy painting those who do not support a large welfare state as uncompassionate and/or racist. In some (maybe many) instances, they are not far from the truth. However... http://www.borderlessworld.net/immigration-is-more-compassionate-than-welfare/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/immigration-is-more-compassionate-than-welfare/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:15:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/the-morality-of-immigration-restrictions/ More genius from Matt Yglesias on immigration policy (my emphasis added): If you're thinking about ways to boost the prospects of poor Americans, doing it by punishing even poorer Mexicans... http://www.borderlessworld.net/the-morality-of-immigration-restrictions/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/the-morality-of-immigration-restrictions/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:38:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/international-economics-carnival-march-6-2010/ http://www.borderlessworld.net/international-economics-carnival-march-6-2010/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/international-economics-carnival-march-6-2010/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 16:26:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/deporting-illegal-immigrants-is-both-wrong-and-counterproductive/ It is often pointed out that illegal immigrants are less likely than U.S. natives to commit crimes. Conservatives like to respond that 100% of illegal immigrants are criminals, because they... http://www.borderlessworld.net/deporting-illegal-immigrants-is-both-wrong-and-counterproductive/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/deporting-illegal-immigrants-is-both-wrong-and-counterproductive/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:23:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/africa-to-meet-millenium-development-goal/ Maxim Pinkovskiy and Xavier Sala-i-Martin's new paper has an exciting abstract: The conventional wisdom that Africa is not reducing poverty is wrong. Using the methodology of Pinkovskiy and Sala-i-Martin (2009... http://www.borderlessworld.net/africa-to-meet-millenium-development-goal/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/africa-to-meet-millenium-development-goal/ Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:32:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/gdp-is-not-the-same-as-wellbeing/ Over at EconLib, David Henderson takes on those who idolize GDP over actual welfare: When economics professors teach the basics of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), we usually caution our students... http://www.borderlessworld.net/gdp-is-not-the-same-as-wellbeing/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/gdp-is-not-the-same-as-wellbeing/ Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:48:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/does-the-government-provide-public-goods/ While the main issues of this blog are international trade and immigration, the topic of how government should be formed is fair game. In this post, we are going to... http://www.borderlessworld.net/does-the-government-provide-public-goods/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/does-the-government-provide-public-goods/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:05:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/call-for-blog-carnival-submissions-3510/ If you have a blog post on any International Economics topic, please submit it to my Blog Carnival! Thanks! Follow me on Twitter: @AGoldenDoor http://www.borderlessworld.net/call-for-blog-carnival-submissions-3510/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/call-for-blog-carnival-submissions-3510/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 06:13:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/essential-ideas-in-economics/ I have created my first page over at Squidoo, called Essential Ideas in Economics. This page will be an ongoing project. Check it out! Follow me on Twitter: @AGoldenDoor http://www.borderlessworld.net/essential-ideas-in-economics/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/essential-ideas-in-economics/ Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:19:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/random-musings-healthcare-squidoo-and-shaun-white/ I am going to go off-topic with a few random blurbs here. Don't worry, I will get back to trade, immigration, and government later today. Part 1: Health Care Reform... http://www.borderlessworld.net/random-musings-healthcare-squidoo-and-shaun-white/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/random-musings-healthcare-squidoo-and-shaun-white/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:34:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/protectionism-hurts-the-poor-madagascar-edition/ In a not-so-common piece of good trade legislation, the U.S. government eliminated trade barriers on products from several African countries with the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Clinton signed... http://www.borderlessworld.net/protectionism-hurts-the-poor-madagascar-edition/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/protectionism-hurts-the-poor-madagascar-edition/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:07:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/what-is-the-optimal-size-of-a-country/ People often cite being a large country as one of the advantages of the United States. Presumably, it allows the U.S. to have a large market and specialize in several... http://www.borderlessworld.net/what-is-the-optimal-size-of-a-country/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/what-is-the-optimal-size-of-a-country/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:41:00 GMT http://www.borderlessworld.net/ways-for-immigrants-to-enter-the-united-states/ Under current U.S. immigration law, there are three primary ways to gain legal entry into the country other than for a limited stay as a tourist: * The first is... http://www.borderlessworld.net/ways-for-immigrants-to-enter-the-united-states/#comments http://www.borderlessworld.net/ways-for-immigrants-to-enter-the-united-states/ Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:49:00 GMT