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 income redistribution insist that an increase in monopoly rents — profits earned by cooperating with competitors to raise prices and restrict output rather than competing honestly with them — has misallocated resources, increased income inequality, and slowed middle- and working-class wage growth. If cronyism ... Read More
I Take Sides in Taylor Swift’s Fight with Private Equity Over Music Rights on Fox Business
Ed Conard take sides in Taylor Swift’s fight with private equity over music rights Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” Listen to Ed Conard and Stuart Varney's discussion. https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/ye7ib8jl2a?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 ... Read More
Debating What Warren Gets Wrong About Private Equity on FBN’s “Cavuto Coast to Coast”
Neil Cavuto and I debate what Elizabeth Warren gets wrong about investors and private equity—investment makes the US middle class 30% more prosperous than their counterparts in Northern Europe. https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/vt8kx1y7hs?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 ... Read More
Defending JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s $31m Salary on FBN’s Making Money with Charles Payne
Charles Payne, Heather Higgins, and I defend JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s $31 million annual salary on “Fox Business’s Making Money with Charles Payne.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/z8tn98sce3?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 ... Read More
American Innovation Drives Prosperity in the U.S. and Abroad on Varney & Co
I discuss how American innovation is driving economic prosperity for the middle class here in the United States and in Europe on Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/fev6nli2sh?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 ... Read More
The Success of the Most Successful Workers Benefits the Middle Class on Varney & Co.
I explain why the success of the most successful workers benefits the middle class on Fox Business’s “Varney & Co.” https://edwardconard.wistia.com/medias/vkoq8j2pnq?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 ... Read More
