Ed Conard Discusses His Oxford University Chapter at Harvard’s Program on Constitutional Government
Ed Conard recently joined Harvard’s Harvey Mansfield to discuss his Oxford University Press chapter, “The Economics of Inequality in High-Wage… Read More
Read Former White House CEA Chairman Kevin Hassett’s Interview of Ed Conard in National Review
In National Review, Kevin Hassett, the former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, asks Ed Conard to defend conservative… Read More
My Oxford University Press Chapter, “The Economics of Inequality in High-Wage Economies,” Is Available Free Online
Oxford University Press has provided free online access to my chapter, “The Economics of Inequality in High-Wage Economies,” for a… Read More
Praise for my Oxford University Press chapter, “The Economics of Inequality”
San Antonio Express columnist Michael Taylor praised my chapter, “The Economics of Inequality,” in Oxford University Press’ new “United States… Read More
My chapter, “The Economics of Inequality,” joins Saez, Burkhauser, and other distinguished economists in Oxford University Press’ new “United States Income, Wealth, Consumption, and Inequality”
In my chapter, “Economics of Inequality in High-Wage Economies," I argue, “Inequality is mostly the result of an increasing premium… Read More
Official Stats Overstate Poverty by Measuring Before $1T in Government Spending on “Just the News”
Ed explains that official statistics overstate poverty by measuring it before $1 trillion of government spending. So employment gains appear… Read More
Waking Up to a Misleading Inequality Report on the Sunday Morning News
If these reporters had winning arguments, they wouldn’t resort to misleading their audiences. Last week, I was briefly featured in… Read More
CBS Sunday Morning Features “The Upside of Inequality”
“CBS Sunday Morning” feature on inequality, which includes Hitler, Marie Antoinette, beatings, starving paupers in coffins, Thomas Piketty, and poverty… Read More
Lies, Damned Lies, and Steve Rattner’s Statistics
Lies, Damned Lies, And Steve Rattner’s Statistics If liberal economists could win the economic debate with honest arguments, they would… Read More
Innovation Hubs Like New York Don’t “Deserve” Federal Bailouts
With the migration of America's talent to hubs of innovation, like New York, it's disingenuous to claim the hubs subsidize… Read More
Ed Conard Featured in CQ Researcher Report “Inequality in America: Can the Growing Wealth Gap Be Closed?”
CQ Researcher released its latest report “Inequality in America: Can the Growing Wealth Gap Be Closed?” featuring an interview with… Read More
Ben Shapiro Again Recommends Ed Conard’s NYT Bestselling Books
Ben Shapiro again recommended Ed Conard’s New York Times bestselling books, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the… Read More
Predicting How Coronovirus May Impact the Economy on Fox Business
Ed Conard joins Stu Varney to discuss the coronavirus’s potential impact on the U.S. and global economy on Fox Business’s… Read More
Debating the Strength of the Trump Economy on Bill Martinez Live
Ed Conard discusses the on going strength of the Trump economy on Bill Martinez Live. Read More
Thomas Philippon Claims the US Has Grown Less Competitive Than Europe. Seriously?! I Take Him to Task in My NRO Review of His Book
With profits rising, productivity growth slowing, investment middling despite near-zero interest rates, and large competitors gaining market share, proponents of… Read More
Greg Mankiw & Ed Conard Discuss the Upside of Inequality on C-SPAN’s Book TV
Harvard economist Greg Mankiw interviews Ed Conard about his new book, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class for C-SPAN Book TV’s “After Words.” Read More
Analyzing President-elect Trump’s Policy Priorities on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” with Andrew Ross Sorkin
Ed Conard discusses President-elect Donald Trump's transition team and banking policy challenges with Andrew Ross Sorkin on CNBC's "Squawk Box." Read More
Dallas Morning News Q&A: How We Can Address Growing Wage Disparity with Ultra-High-Skilled Immigration
Ed Conard speaks with Jim Mitchell of the Dallas Morning News about his new book, The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class. Jim Mitchell Dallas Morning News October 13, 2016… Read More
Debating the Politics of Income Inequality on CNBC’s “Squawk Alley”
Ed Conard debates the politics of income inequality with Carl Quintanilla and Jon Fortt on CNBC’s “Squawk Alley." Read More
“The Upside of Inequality” Reaches #1 on New York Times Business Book List
My new book The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class reached #1 on the New York Times bestselling business book list this month. The National Review says Upside is “the Conservative answer to Thomas Piketty that you’ve… Read More
Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith on My Views About Trumponomics & The Future of the GOP
Buzzfeed’s Ben Smith summarizes my talk at Mitt Romney’s offsite conference on how advocates of free enterprise can find common ground with Trump supporters, and win the presidential election without slowing the economy or dividing… Read More
Explaining Trump’s Tax and Trade Policies with Tom Keene on Bloomberg TV’s “Surveillance”
Ed Conard explains Trump’s tax and trade policies with Tom Keene on Bloomberg TV’s “Surveillance." Read More
How to Save the Middle Class on Bloomberg Radio’s “Surveillance with Tom Keene”
Ed Conard discusses how to save the middle class on Bloomberg Radio’s “Surveillance with Tom Keene." Read More
“The Upside of Inequality” Reaches #8 on The New York Times Bestseller List!
My new book The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class reached #8 on the New York Times bestseller list this week. I summarize the book for Morning Joe, Maria Bartiromo, The New York Times and TIME… Read More- National Review: “The Upside of Inequality” Is The Conservative Answer to Piketty That You’ve All Been Waiting For
National Review by Patrick Brennan September 19, 2016 It’s been a rough few years for conservative economics. In some arenas, such as federal policymaking, this is understandable, given who holds… Read More 
Explaining “The Upside of Inequality” on FBN’s “Mornings with Maria”
I explain my new book "The Upside of Inequality" and debate middle-class wage growth with Maria Bartiromo on Fox Business Network's "Mornings with Maria." Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com Read More
Debating “The Upside of Inequality” on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe”
I debate my new book The Upside of Inequality with Joe Scarborough, Mika Brezezinski, Mike Barnicle and Mike Lupica on MSNBC's "Morning Joe". Read More
What Liberals Don’t Understand About Income Inequality
Edward Conard Time.com September 13, 2016 Blaming the success of America’s 1% for the slow growth of middle- and working-class incomes leads to policies that slow an already slow-growing economy.… Read More
Edward Conard Debate Highlights
Edward Conard published The Upside of Inequality: How Good Intentions Undermine the Middle Class in September 2016. The book debuted at #8 on the New York Times top ten non-fiction list and reached… Read More
A New Year’s Resolution Worth Making
Real Clear Politics By Edward Conard | December 31, 2014 With oil prices plunging below $60 a barrel, the U.S. economy growing at an annualized 5 percent last quarter, and… Read More