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Most recent economics texts have devoted little or no space to the subject of rent and rent seeking. In classical economics, that which prevailed over a century ago prior to what is today known as neoclassical economics, rent was a pivotal idea and factor of… Read More »The Impact of Rent and Rent-Seeking on the Economy
Achieving the American Dream. That’s what many of us strive for. And that often means seeking a home to own. Perhaps you have experienced the excitement of unlocking the door of your newly-purchased home. Sadly, sometimes that dream can turn into the nightmare of home… Read More »The Value of Public Land Trusts
Addressing a conference on urban issues held in San Francisco, the British author and economist Barbara Ward (famous for several best-selling books on international equity and developmental economics) explained a key challenge afoot in the Bay Area. The year was 1967, and the locals were… Read More »California Voters May Opt for Value Capture to Save Transit from the Pandemic
At RSF, our belief, one in which we advocate, is that each and every person in the United States has a right to enjoy a basic quality of life; a quality of life that reflects the incredible technological advances and economic wealth this country possesses.… Read More »RSF Position on Creating a Fair and Equitable Normal (Post COVID-19)
The current attitudes toward government and its accompanying fiscal malaise can be explained in good part by the groundswell of resentment people feel about paying taxes. The dilemma has its roots, I believe, in the economic paradigm dominating public thought and discourse for the past… Read More »What is Rent?
On November 9, 2016, I climbed the stairs, dreading what would come next. A moment later, I sat on my six-year-old’s bedside. “Who will save our environment?” he sobbed, his face buried in my lap. A few days later we began volunteering weekly at our… Read More »An Economic Vaccine for COVID-19 (That Might Just Save the Environment, Too…)
The idea that the earth belongs to all people, and should provide for all people, lies at the heart of the Robert Schalkenbach Foundation’s mission. As the U.S. finds itself in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic, this foundational idea and a shared recognition of… Read More »RSF’s Policy Response to Coronavirus: An “Economic Vaccine” for the U.S. (version II)
