AEI.Org: Scholar: Richard Vedder

Obama's Plan Is Debt Disaster

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

If President Obama gets his way, history may repeat itself.

The Real March Madness

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100

The college athletes who entertain us receive a very small percentage of what they would have earned if they sold their services in a competitive market.

What's Happening to Public Higher Education?

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100

A financially induced crisis is developing in America's public universities, according Ronald Ehrenberg's What's Happening to Public Higher Education?

Rankings Are Useful--but Go beyond "U.S. News"

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100

College rankings are useful in trying to distinguish the great from the mediocre and the good values from the rip-offs.

Colleges Should Go Beyond the Rhetoric of Accountability

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

If colleges are worried about the accountability called for by the Spellings Report, theyhave notseen the worst of it.

How to Choose a College

Mon, 19 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The most popular collegerankings measure inputs like SAT scores and selectivity, not results like graduation rates and distinguished fellowships.

The Next Market Bubble: Student Loans?

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Apersuasive case can be made that higher education and the student loan industry are inflating a massive bubble.Enacting reforms before it explodes should become a priority for lawmakers.

It's a Start, Yale. Now Do Something Serious

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Harvard and Yale's new financial aid for middle and upper middle class studentsis a positive step but is no panacea for the higher-education cost explosion.

Make Colleges More Affordable and Accountable

Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100

The excesses atthe Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agencyare typical of the entire system of higher education.

Pumping Money into Universities Won't Propel an Economic Surge

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Michigan is a case study in the flawed economic reasoning behind pouring money into higher education.

Made in America

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Every Day Low Prices

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100

How has the Wal-Mart Revolution changed everyday life?

Let's Not Be 3.4 Percenters

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100

American students do not need government’s heavy hand.

Saying "No" to Wal-Mart and Hurting Shoppers

Sun, 03 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100

With the help of many associates and investors, Wal-Mart has arguably done more to help ordinary Americans, especially the poor and disadvantaged, than any other institution in our society.

Wal-Mart against the Wall

Sun, 27 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0100

A democratic presidential candidate on the campaign trail attacking corporations is nothing new.

Bashing Wal-Mart

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100

A new Maryland law will force companieswithover 10,000 workers to spend at least 8 percent of their total annual payroll on health care. But only one company fits this criterion: Wal-mart.

Three Cheers for Wal-Mart

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0100

Attempts to thwart Wal-Mart's efficiency-induced low prices and good service through labor, environmental, zoning or other type laws or regulations would lower the welfare of the American people.

Why Does College Cost So Much?

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0100

The cost of higher education cannot rise faster than incomes indefinitely. Change is coming: it is just a question of when, and in what form.

The Wal-Mart Revolution

Mon, 11 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100

The authorsanalyze the best available economic data and conclude that American consumers--particularly the less affluent--have benefited tremendously from Wal-Mart's "everyday low prices."

Going Broke by Degree

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0100

In this book, economist Richard Vedder examines the causes of the college tuition crisis and explores ways to reverse this alarming trend.

Assessing University Performance

Mon, 18 May 2009 09:00:00 +0100

New Approaches to Higher Education: Solutions or Fads?

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +0100

University Endowments

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:30:00 +0100

Higher Education Accreditation

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 10:00:00 +0100

Higher Education after the Spellings Commission: An Assessment

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 14:55:00 +0100

The Wal-Mart Revolution

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:00:00 +0100

Is Corporate Social Responsibility Serious Business?

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:00:00 +0100

Going Broke by Degree

Mon, 19 Jul 2004 17:30:00 +0100

The Free State Project

Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:00:00 +0100

Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee of Congress

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Richard Vedder advises Congress on the best policies for fixing the financial crisis.

Economic Growth, Economic Justice, and Public Policy

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Richard Vedderrefutes the claim that vast portions of the American populace are languishing economically and relays anoptimistic message to Congressabout free trade andthe American economy.

The Real Costs of Federal Aid to Higher Education

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100

The government should get out of higher education funding.

Over Invested and Over Priced

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

America over invests in higher education, and the cost of a college degree is rising at an unjustifiably rapid rate.

Michigan Higher Education

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100

There is little evidence that spending more on higher education stimulates economic growth.