All taxes discourage something. Why not discourage bad things like pollution rather than good things like working?

Investment in girls' education may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world.

You can't have a situation in which companies proceed on a permanent basis relying only on cash from the government.

If you look at the history of the American capital market, there's probably no innovation more important than the idea of generally accepted accountancy principles.

I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it.

The dramatic modernization of the Asian economies ranks alongside the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution as one of the most important developments in economic history.

The availability of private insurance provides tremendous insulation for millions of individuals