Creating Jobs is the Real Challenge We are mired in a slow growth economy and hobbled by political inflexibility while 22 million American consumers look for a job.  Demand is slack and the Administration sprinkles regulatory “agent-orange” across markets where the private sector would normally invest in equipment and jobs.  Large and small firms are [...]

A surprise release of 60 million barrels (30 million from the US) pushed crude oil prices down for a little while yesterday.  Already prices are recovering and some think prices will tend higher than they would absent the surprise.  The obvious question is why deplete our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) when there’s no actual emergency? [...]

Zellwood Florida’s Sweet Corn Festival started the season last week, with another 2 dozen corn festivals around the U.S. later in the year.  These festivals are fun, safe, low cost and benign excuses for a community fundraiser.  Zellwood had plenty of arts and crafts, exhibits, musical entertainment, and plenty of sweet corn to eat.  But [...]

A tally of telecommuting: Tons of pollutants avoided By Sandy Bauers Just stay home. That might be a good mantra for those who want to see a major drop in greenhouse gas emissions. In a new study about working from home, a Widener University professor and a colleague have determined that greenhouse gas emissions could [...]

The Philadelphia Tribune article, published April 6, 2011, “Green Benefits of Telecommuting” is available at this web link.

Joseph Fuhr (ACI Senior Fellow and Widener University economics professor) and Steve Pociask (ACI president) have published an article in Scientific Research’s periodical, Low Carbon Economy.  The article reviews and estimates the potential benefits of telecommuting (both economic and environmental benefits) resulting from broadband and other information technologies.  The article is available online and in print form.  Citation:  Joseph P. Fuhr [...]

Steve Pociask, president of the American Consumer Institute, and Joseph Fuhr, economics professor at Weidener University and senior fellow at the Institute, released a year-long research study that investigated 351 energy projects in 49 states.  The study, by TeleNomic Research, was conducted at the request of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and gives an independent [...]

On February 25, 2011, Delco Times quotes ACI expert Professor Joseph Fuhr on increasing gas prices and their effects on consumers — click here to read the article.

The American Consumer Institute hosted a panel discussion yesterday on Capitol Hill to discuss the economic impact of recent federal initiates to regulate some private industries and deregulate others.   “The markets can fail, but so can public policies.  The trick is to fully evaluate the costs versus the benefits.  Without that evaluation, regulations in the name [...]

The briefing was held on February 8, 2011. Click below for more information. the-economics-of-regulation-and-deregulation