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Scott Beaulier holds the Adams-Bibby Chair of Free Enterprise and is an associate professor of economics at Troy University in Alabama. He is also the executive director of the university's Manuel H. Johnson Center for Political Economy.

Tough on Immigration Is Tough on Economic Growth

Not to be outdone by Arizona’s tough immigration law of 2010, Alabama and Georgia legislators passed their own immigration bills in 2011. The bills received a great deal of media attention because they were widely touted as good for growth and job creation, and were harsher on illegal immigrants than Arizona’s law. In a New [...]

4Jan2012 | | 26 comments | Continued

Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough

Over the past 40 years Botswana has been sub-Saharan Africa’s fastest-growing country and one of the fastest-growing countries in the world. Though it started off as one of the poorest countries in the world, its per capita income now compares favorably with many Mediterranean counterparts. Like most countries, the financial crisis has slowed Botswana’s recent [...]

24Mar2010 | | 6 comments | Continued

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