The Jones Act is a common enemy among anyone who is interested in low-hanging-fruit policy changes, but it isn’t universal. Some of the policy wonks at the Niskanen center favor mor...
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The Jones Act is a common enemy among anyone who is interested in low-hanging-fruit policy changes, but it isn’t universal. Some of the policy wonks at the Niskanen center favor more conservative reforms to the act, and some usually libertarian-leaning economists like Brian Albrecht and Josh Hendrickson express some doubts over criticisms or even explicitly defend the Jones Act. These aren’t shallow or self-interested endorsements, they are cases made by careful thinkers. Are there actually good reasons to support the Jones Act?
