The Biathlon and Business Leadership
Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees discuss the values of trust and tolerance and their role in economic activity.This month one of us (Matt S) and his...
The Good Jobs America Needs Are Global Jobs
Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees call on the White House and Congress to invest in creating more global jobs.Happy new year (and, for those of you...
A Winter Holiday Wish for Our Children
Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees close 2022 with a winter holiday wish: that in the new year, leaders around the world start investing more in the future of...
The Ascent of Autocracy
In their latest missive, Matthew Slaughter and Matthew Rees examine the rise of autocratic governments and the threat they pose to democracy and freedom throughout the world.With the eyes...
Anarchy in the U.K.
Recent events in the U.K. provide a sobering reminder that nations facing economic stagnation are nations ripe for anarchy, say Slaughter and Rees..bquote {
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The Quest for the Immaculate Disinflation
In trying to slow rising inflation, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will need to conjure the skill, composure, and luck of Terry Bradshaw during the Pittsburgh Steelers’ 1972 “Immaculate Rec...
Norway, Aristotle, and Ukraine
Norway flourishes in the Winter Olympics by focusing on application and effort—not on medals—say Slaughter and Rees, comparing that focus to Russia’s challenge to democracy through its inv...
Harness Globalization to Help Whip Inflation
The challenge facing the Fed is daunting. Slaughter and Rees propose three steps policymakers can take to harness globalization and whip U.S. inflation.U.S. consumer prices rose by 7.0%...
Two Long-Term Public-Policy Lessons of the Pandemic
Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees share two public-policy lessons of the pandemic related to globalization and public health—one optimistic, the other less so.Hello after what we h...
What Will Help Resolve America’s Great Resignation? Jobs Connected to the World
As the U.S. faces the Great Resignation, Slaughter and Rees remind policymakers that the strongest jobs in America have long been those connected to the world through international trade...
How Might Student-Athletes Get Paid to Play? Three Key Questions
Sensible reform for student-athlete compensation will first need to address three important questions informed by an accurate understanding of preexisting market structure, say Slaughter and Rees.College sports. The...
The Lessons of Phil at 50
Phil Mickelson’s historic victory reveals lessons about making better decisions—and the value of older workers.
On Sunday evening, at the fabled Ocean Course along the coast of South Car...
Data Is Power
The surge in global flows of data holds great potential for the global economy, say Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees. Yet big data remains largely ungoverned.Think of...
Go Big on Skilled Immigration
In their latest missive, Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees underscore how unnecessarily costly America’s too-restrictive skilled-immigration policy is.Spring is often a season of joyous change. But h...
Batter Up
Did President Trump eliminate America's trio of trade deficits? Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees weigh in and look ahead to trade policy under the Biden administration.In his...
The Biden-Harris Economic Scorecard
This Inauguration Day, Dean Matthew Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees provide a scorecard for the heart of the American economy—workers and their families—to help clarify how to measure pro...
Puerto Rico and the Moon
While the U.S. awaits COVID-19 stimulus packages and the distribution of vaccines, Dean Matthew J. Slaughter and coauthor Matthew Rees examine two scientific landmarks from earlier this month—an o...
RIP, Ed Winchester
Ed Winchester, the beloved executive director of marketing and communications at Tuck who died unexpectedly last week, was emblematic of a wise and decisive leader.This is the 197th Slaughter ...