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My Work On Human Capital Began With An Effort To Calculate Both Private And Social Rates Of Return To Men, Women, Blacks, And Other Groups From Investments In Different Levels Of Education.

Economy Is The Art Of Making The Most Of Life.

Still, Intuitive Assumptions About Behavior Is Only The Starting Point Of Systematic Analysis, For Alone They Do Not Yield Many Interesting Implications.

Even A Wizard Would Have A Great Deal Of Difficulty Repealing The Economic Law That Higher Minimum Wages Reduce Employment. Since Politicians Are Not Wizards, They Should Not Try.

I Argued Last Year On My Shared Blog That Selling The Right To Immigrate Would Be The Best Approach To Legal Immigration. Among Other Benefits, The Revenue From Immigrants' Payments Could Reduce Taxes. Paying For The Right To Immigrate Would Also Negate The Argument That Immigrants Get A Free Ride When They Gain Health Care And Other Benefits. Moreover, Making Immigrants Pay Would Attract The Type Of Immigrants Who Came Much Earlier In American History: Young Men And Women Who Are Reasonably Skilled And Want To Make A Long-term Commitment To The United States.