Edward Conard

Top Ten New York Times Bestselling Author

  • “Unintended Consequences should be read by anyone who takes for granted the superiority of progressive taxation and has not thought carefully about the trade-offs involved.” - The New Republic
Upside of Inequality Unintended Consequences Oxford

AEI Debate on “The Upside of Inequality”

I summarize my Top 10 NYT bestselling book, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class for the American Enterprise Institute with Steven Roberts.  The book argues that today’s knowledge-based economy is constrained by properly trained talent and the economy’s willingness to take risk, rather than labor or capital. I recommend recruiting ultra-high-skilled immigrants, restricting perennial trade deficits, and lowering corporate taxes.