Dana KrausinILLUMINATIONThe Case For a Guaranteed Basic IncomeUniversal basic income isn’t feasible on a large scale. Setting a floor for income is.Aug 13Aug 13
Dana KrausInequality as a Policy IssueIncome inequality is incompatible with the American Dream. We can either address it or expect “Eat The Rich” to become a to-do list.Jul 8Jul 8
Dana KrausCorporate Investment Impact on Housing Market: Concerns and AnalysisThis could just be me being somewhat traumatized from the Great Recession. Back in 2008, I lived in Las Vegas when the market imploded. I…May 20May 20
Dana KrausLying With Statistics: Fareed Zakaria’s Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Op-EdLying with statistics is an art. It requires not only numerical literacy on the part of the liar, but manipulating the audience’s lack of…Oct 10, 2023Oct 10, 2023
Dana KrausWe don’t know why people are homelessThis post is 100% a downer. Consider this your content advisory.Aug 21, 2023Aug 21, 2023
Dana KrausInflation 101: What is Inflation (And Why It Doesn’t Include Your Rent Hike)Everything costs more this year than it did last year and noticeably so in most cases. On one hand, this is true every year. On the other…Jul 28, 2022Jul 28, 2022
Dana KrausRent Control Is a Terrible IdeaFew topics elicit a near-unanimous response in economics. One of them is rent control. Across the spectrum and over time, economists…Apr 25, 2022Apr 25, 2022
Dana KrausDo Cities Dream of Cubicle Workers?A New York Times article in March of 2021 discussed the rapid decline in commercial office space occupancy in Manhattan due to COVID…Oct 16, 2021Oct 16, 2021
Dana KrausThe Invisible Hand is Wearing PPEOr, why thinking the country is going to reopen any time soon is as realistic as living in a soap bubble. The answer to that is simple…May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Dana KrausTINSTAFL: Of Student Loans and Debt ForgivenessWhen I made the decision in 2006 to take on student loans to finance my education, it was an explicit choice: I was leveraging my future…Jun 13, 2019Jun 13, 2019